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Exhibit 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES
ACCO Brands Corporation, a Delaware corporation, had the domestic and international subsidiaries shown below as of December 31, 2007. Certain domestic and international subsidiaries are not named because they were not significant in the aggregate. ACCO Brands Corporation has no parent.
Name of Subsidiary
| | Jurisdiction of Organization
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U.S. Subsidiaries: | | |
ACCO Brands USA LLC | | Delaware |
Day-Timers, Inc. | | Delaware |
General Binding Corporation | | Delaware |
GBC International, Inc. | | Nevada |
ACCO International Holdings, Inc. | | Delaware |
ACCO Brands International, Inc. | | Delaware |
ACCO Europe Finance Holdings, LLC | | Delaware |
ACCO Europe International Holdings, LLC | | Delaware |
International Subsidiaries: | | |
ACCO Brands Canada Inc. | | Canada |
ACCO Mexicana S.A. de C.V. | | Mexico |
GBC Europe AB | | Sweden |
ACCO Europe Finance LP | | England |
ACCO Brands Europe Holding LP | | England |
ACCO Nederland Holding B.V. | | Netherlands |
ACCO Brands Benelux B.V. | | Netherlands |
ACCO Deutschland Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh | | Netherlands |
ACCO Brands Italia S.r.L. | | Italy |
ACCO Brands Europe Ltd. | | England |
GBC United Kingdom Holdings Ltd. | | England |
GBC Australia Pty. Ltd. | | Australia |
GBC/Fordigraph Pty. Ltd. | | Australia |
GBC (United Kingdom) Limited | | England |
ACCO Europe Ltd. | | England |
ACCO-Rexel Group Services Limited | | England |
ACCO Australia Pty. Limited | | Australia |
ACCO Eastlight Limited | | England |
ACCO-Rexel Limited | | Ireland |
ACCO-Rexel (N.I.) Limited | | No. Ireland |
ACCO UK Limited | | England |
ACCO Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (Limited Partnership) | | Germany |
NOBO Group Limited | | England |
ACCO France S.A.S. | | France |
ARTOIS S.A. | | France |
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