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EXHIBIT 21
LIST OF ACTIVE SUBSIDIARIES AS OF JANUARY 31, 1999
OWNERSHIP
COMPANY NAME JURISDICTION OF CREATION PERCENTAGE
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Arrebnac Pty. Ltd.............................. Australia 100%
Beheer en Beleggingsmaatschappij Stivaco
B.V.......................................... Netherlands 100%
College Mercantile Pty. Ltd.................... Australia 100%
Consorzio Manifatturieri srl................... Italy 100%
Corinthian Leasing Corporation................. Delaware 100%
D&B Acquisition Corp........................... Delaware 100%
D&B Data & Services s.r.l...................... Italy 100%
D&B Espana S.A................................. Spain 100%
D&B Europe Limited............................. England 100%
D&B Group Ltd.................................. Delaware 100%
D&B Information Services (M) Sdn. Bhd.......... Malaysia 100%
D&B International Consultant (Shanghai) Co.
Ltd.......................................... Peoples Republic of China 100%
D&B Schimmelpfeng-Unterstutzungskasse GmbH..... Germany 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (Australia) Group Pty. Ltd.... Australia 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (Australia) Holdings Pty...... Australia 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (Australia) Pty. Limited...... Australia 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (C&EE) Holding B.V............ Netherlands 80%
Dun & Bradstreet (HK) Limited.................. Hong Kong 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (Israel) Ltd.................. Israel 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (New Zealand) Limited......... New Zealand 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (S.C.S.) B.V.................. Netherlands 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.......... Singapore 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (Switzerland) AG.............. Switzerland/Delaware 100%
Dun & Bradstreet (U.K.) Pension Plan Trustee
Company Ltd.................................. England 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Alfa AB....................... Sweden 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Beta AB....................... Sweden 100%
Dun & Bradstreet B.V........................... Netherlands 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Canada B.V.................... Netherlands 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Canada Holding, Ltd........... Canada 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Computer Leasing, Inc......... Delaware 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Credit Control, Ltd........... Delaware 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Danmark Holding A/S........... Denmark 100%
Dun & Bradstreet de Mexico, S.A. de C.V........ Mexico 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Denmark A/S (Denmark)......... Denmark 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Deutschland GmbH.............. Germany/Delaware 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Do Brasil, Ltda............... Brazil/Delaware 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Ekonomiforlaget AB............ Sweden 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Finance Ltd................... England 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Finland OY.................... Finland 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Holding Norway A/S............ Norway 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings B.V.................. Netherlands 100%
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OWNERSHIP
COMPANY NAME JURISDICTION OF CREATION PERCENTAGE
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Dun & Bradstreet Hungaria Informacio
Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelosegu Tarasag..... Hungary 80%
Dun & Bradstreet Information Services
Ges.mbH...................................... Austria 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Information Services India
Pvt. Ltd..................................... India 100%
Dun & Bradstreet International, Ltd............ Delaware 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Japan Ltd..................... Japan 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Limited....................... Ireland 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Limited....................... England 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Management S.A.S.............. France 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Marketing Pty. Ltd............ Australia 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Marketing Services
N.V.--S.A.................................... Belgium 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Nordic AB..................... Sweden 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Norge A/S..................... Norway 100%
Dun & Bradstreet European Outsourcing Center
B.V.......................................... Netherlands 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Poland sp. zo.o............... Poland 80%
Dun & Bradstreet Portugal, Ltda................ Portugal 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Pty. Ltd...................... Australia 100%
Dun & Bradstreet RMS Franchise Corporation..... Delaware 100%
Dun & Bradstreet S.A........................... Argentina 100%
Dun & Bradstreet S.A........................... Peru 100%
Dun & Bradstreet S.C.S......................... France 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Soliditet A/S................. Norway 100%
Dun & Bradstreet S.p.A......................... Italy 100%
Dun & Bradstreet spol s. r. o.................. Czech Republic 80%
Dun & Bradstreet Sverige AB.................... Sweden 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Telecenter B.V................ Netherlands 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Teleupdate Center GmbH........ Germany 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Unit Trust.................... Australia 100%
Dun & Bradstreet Zimbabwe (Private) Limited.... Zimbabwe 100%
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.......................... Delaware 100%
Duns Holding, Inc.............................. Delaware 100%
Duns Investing VII Corporation................. Delaware 100%
DunsNet, Inc................................... Delaware 100%
Fillupar Leasing Partnership................... Delaware 98%
Financial Proformas, Inc....................... Delaware 100%
Infotrade N.V.-S.A............................. Belgium 100%
Moody's (Canada) Inc........................... Canada 100%
Moody's America Latina Ltda.................... Brazil 100%
Moody's Asia Pacific Limited................... Hong Kong 100%
Moody's Deutschland GmbH....................... Germany 100%
Moody's France SA.............................. France 100%
Moody's Interbank Credit Service Limited....... Cyprus 100%
Moody's Investors Service Espana, S.A.......... Spain 100%
Moody's Investors Service Ltd.................. England 100%
Moody's Investors Service Pty. Limited......... Australia 100%
Moody's Investors Service, Inc................. Delaware 100%
Moody's Japan Kabushiki Kaisha................. Japan 100%
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OWNERSHIP
COMPANY NAME JURISDICTION OF CREATION PERCENTAGE
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Moody's Overseas Holdings, Inc................. Delaware 100%
Moody's Singapore Pte. Ltd..................... Singapore 100%
N.V. Dun & Bradstreet-Eurinform S.A............ Belgium/Delaware 100%
Orefro L'Informazione S.p.A.................... Italy 100%
Palmetto Assurance Ltd......................... Bermuda 100%
Perfect Data International N.V................. Netherlands Antilles 100%
Perfect Data Services B.V...................... Netherlands 100%
S&W S.A.S...................................... France 100%
Schimmelpfeng Inkasso GmbH..................... Germany 100%
Socogestion S.A.S.............................. France 100%
The D&B Companies of Canada Ltd................ Canada 100%
Vlaamse Bedrijfsdatabank N.V.-S.A.............. Belgium 100%
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