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EXHIBIT 22
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT
ORGANIZED
UNDER
LAWS OF
NAME ---------
Gillette Argentina S.A. .................................... Argentina
Gillette Australia Pty Ltd.................................. Australia
Duracell Batteries Limited.................................. United Kingdom
Duraname Corp. ............................................. Delaware
NV Duracell Batteries S.A................................... Belgium
Duracell GmbH............................................... Germany
Duracell SpA................................................ Italy
Gillette Beteiligungs -- GmbH............................... Germany
Its subsidiaries:
Gillette Deutschland GmbH & Co. ....................... Germany
Societe de Participations Financieres Gillette......... France
Its subsidiary:
Waterman S.A. .................................... France
Braun -- GmbH............................................... Germany
Its subsidiaries:
Braun Electric Austria Gesellschaft mbH........... Austria
Braun Espanola, S.A. ............................. Spain
Braun Finland Oy.................................. Finland
Braun France S.A. ................................ France
Braun Ireland Ltd. ............................... Ireland
Braun Italia S.r.l. .............................. Italy
Braun Japan K.K. ................................. Japan
Braun de Mexico y Cia. de C.V. ................... Mexico
Braun Nederland B.V. ............................. Netherlands
Braun (U.K.) Ltd. ................................ United Kingdom
Gillette do Brasil, Inc. ................................... Delaware
Its subsidiary:
Gillette do Brazil Ltda. ......................... Brazil
Gillette Canada Inc. ....................................... Canada
Its subsidiaries:
Oral-B Laboratories Pty. Limited....................... Australia
Oral-B Laboratories GmbH............................... Germany
Oral-B Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V. ..................... Mexico
Gillette de Colombia S.A. .................................. Colombia
Colton Gulf Coast, Inc. .................................... Delaware
Colton North Central, Inc. ................................. Delaware
Gillette Czech Inc. Delaware
Gillette Eastern Europe, Inc..............................
Gillette Espanola, S.A. .................................... Spain
Gillette Far East Trading Limited........................... Hong Kong
Gillette Foreign Sales Corporation Limited.................. Jamaica
Gillette France S.A. ....................................... France
Gilfin B.V. ................................................ Netherlands
Its subsidiary:
Parkfin Limited........................................ United Kingdom
Compania Giva, S.A. ........................................ Delaware
Indian Shaving Products Limited............................. India
Compania Interamericana Gillette, S.A. ..................... Panama
Gillette Egypt S.A.E. ...................................... Egypt
Gillette Pakistan Limited................................... Pakistan
Inversiones Gilco (Chile) Limitada.......................... Chile
Gillette Group Italy S.p.A.................................. Italy
Gillette (Japan) Inc. ...................................... Delaware
Grupo Gillette S.A. de C.V. ................................ Mexico
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THE GILLETTE COMPANY
SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT -- (CONTINUED)
ORGANIZED
UNDER
LAWS OF
NAME ---------
Its subsidiary:
Gillette de Mexico S.A. de C.V. ....................... Mexico
Gillette del Peru, Inc. and Lima Manufacturing Company...... Delaware
Partners in:
Gillette del Peru, S.C. ............................... Peru
Gillette (Philippines), Inc. ............................... Philippines
Gillette Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. ............................ Turkey
Gillette (Shanghai) Limited................................. China
Shenmei Daily Use Products Limited Company.................. China
Gillette Trading Limited.................................... South Africa
Gillette Group South Africa (pty) Limited................... South Africa
Gillette South Asia Inc. and Saratoga Investment, Inc....... Delaware
Their subsidiaries:
Gillette India Private Limited......................... India
Luxor Writing Instruments Private Ltd.................. India
Gillette (Switzerland) AG................................... Switzerland
Gillette Industries Plc..................................... United Kingdom
Its subsidiaries:
Gillette U.K. Limited.................................. United Kingdom
Parker Pen Holdings.................................... United Kingdom
Gillette Poland S.A. ....................................... Poland
Gillette Home Diagnostics, Inc.............................. Delaware
Its subsidiary:
Thermoscan Inc......................................... Delaware
Gillette Oral Care, Inc..................................... Delaware
All of the voting securities of each subsidiary listed above are owned by
its parent company or parent partners except that the percentage ownership in
Indian Shaving Products Limited, Shenmei Daily Use Products Limited Company,
Gillette (Shanghai) Limited, Gillette Pakistan Limited, Gillette Egypt S.A.E.
and Luxor Pen Company is 58%, 50%, 70%, 76.80%, 92% and 50%, respectively.
There are a number of additional subsidiaries in the United States and
foreign countries which, considered in the aggregate, do not constitute a
significant subsidiary.
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