EXHIBIT 8.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Country of Incorporation | Beneficial Interest | |||||||
Particulars Relating to Controlled Entities | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||
% | % | % | ||||||
Ansell Limited | Australia | |||||||
Ansell Healthcare Japan Co. Ltd. | *Japan | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ativ Pac Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
BNG Battery Technologies Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Cliburn Investments Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Dexboy International Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Corrvas Insurance Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Dunlop Olympic Manufacturing Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
FGDP Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
H.C. Sleigh Services Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
N Harvesters Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
PSL Industries Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
International Better Brands Pty Ltd | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Licknib Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Nucleus Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Lifetec Project Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Medical TPLC Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
N&T Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Nucleus Trading Pte. Ltd. | *Singapore | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
THLD Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
TNC Holdings Pte. Ltd. | *Singapore | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
TPLC Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Societe de Management Financier S.A. | *France | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Olympic General Products Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Foamlite (Australia) Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Distribution Properties Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop Finance Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop Holdings (China) Co. Ltd. | *China | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop Linings Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop Tyres Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
P.D. Holdings Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
P.D. International Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ansell Canada Inc. | *Canada | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Llesna Healthcare Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ansell Kemwell Ltd. | *India | 74.9 | 74.9 | 74.9 | ||||
Ansell Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. | *Sri Lanka | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ansell (Thailand) Ltd. | *Thailand | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Medical Telectronics N.V. | *Netherlands Ant. | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Medical Telectronics Holding & Finance (Holland) B.V. | *Netherlands | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Mt Waverley Estates Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop (Hong Kong) Limited. | *Hong Kong | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Corrvas Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | *Singapore | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop Investments (USA) Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ansell Brazil LTDA | *Brazil | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ansell Edmont Industrial de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | *Mexico | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ansell Perry de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | *Mexico | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Commercializadora GNK S.A de C.V. | *Mexico | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Golden Needles de Mexico S.A de C.V. | *Mexico | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop Holdings (USA) Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ansell Healthcare Products LLC. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Ansell Protective Products Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Chloride Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop Holdings Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Pacific Dunlop USA Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
TPLC Holdings Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Accufix Research Institute Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
TPLC S.A. | *France | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
Cotac Corporation | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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EXHIBIT 8.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES (CONTINUED)
Country of Incorporation | Beneficial Interest | ||||||||
Particulars Relating to Controlled Entities | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||
% | % | % | |||||||
Pacific Dunlop Finance Company Inc. | *USA | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Pacific Dunlop Holdings (Europe) Ltd. | *U.K. | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell Healthcare Europe N.V. | *Belgium | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell GmbH | *Germany | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell Italy Srl | * Italy | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell S.A. | *France | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell Spain SL (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada) | *Spain | 100 | — | — | |||||
Ansell UK Limited | *U.K. | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Pacific Dunlop Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | *Singapore | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
JK Ansell Ltd. | *India | (a) 50 | (a) 50 | (a) 50 | |||||
Ansell Services (Asia) Sdn. Bhd. | *Malaysia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell Ambi Sdn. Bhd. | *Malaysia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell (Kedah) Sdn. Bhd. | *Malaysia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell (Kulim) Sdn. Bhd. | *Malaysia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. | *Malaysia | 75 | 75 | 75 | |||||
Ansell Medical Sdn. Bhd. | *Malaysia | 75 | 75 | 75 | |||||
Ansell N.P. Sdn. Bhd. | *Malaysia | 75 | 75 | 75 | |||||
Ansell Shah Alam Sdn. Bhd. | *Malaysia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
PDOCB Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Ansell Medical Products Pvt. Ltd. | *India | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Suretex Ltd. | *Thailand | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Latex Investments Ltd. | Mauritius | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Suretex Prophylactics (India) Ltd. | *India | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
STX Prophylactics S.A .(Pty.) Ltd. | *Sth Africa | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
PD Licensing Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
PD Shared Services Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
PD Shared Services Holdings Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Siteprints Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
S.T.P. (Hong Kong) Ltd. | *Hong Kong | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Pacific Dunlop Holdings N.V. | *Netherlands Ant. | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Pacific Dunlop (Netherlands) B.V. | *Netherlands | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Textile Industrial Design & Engineering Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
The Distribution Group Holdings Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
The Distribution Group Pty. Ltd. | Australia | (b) 100 | (b) 100 | (b) 100 | |||||
Nwodhsa Enterprises (Wholesale) Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
TDG Warehousing Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
The Distribution Trust | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Union Knitting Mills Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Xelo Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Xelo Sacof Pty. Ltd. | Australia | 100 | 100 | 100 |
* | Controlled entities incorporated outside Australia carry on business in those countries. |
(a) | Ansell Healthcare has day to day management control of this entity. |
(b) | The trustee of the Distribution Trust is The Distribution Group Pty. Ltd. The beneficiary of the trust is Ansell Limited. |
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