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                           SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY


The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries: (i) Gorman-Rupp of Canada
Limited, organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario; (ii) The
Gorman-Rupp International Company, organized under the laws of the State of
Ohio, and (iii) Patterson Pump Company, organized under the laws of the State of
Ohio. The Company has one indirect, majority-owned subsidiary: Patterson Pump
Ireland Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Patterson Pump Company,
organized under the laws of the Republic of Ireland. The consolidated financial
statements of the Company, filed as a part of this Form 10-K, include the
account of each such subsidiary.






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