Exhibit 21
THE GILLETTE COMPANY - SUBSIDIARIES
Name Organized Under Laws Of
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Gillette Argentina S.A. Argentina
Gillette Australia Pty. Ltd. Australia
Duracell International GmbH Austria
NV Duracell Batteries S.A. Belgium
Duracell SpA Italy
Gillette Berlin Holding GmbH Germany
Its subsidiary:
Gillette Deutschland GmbH & Co. Germany
Gillette Beteiligungs GmbH Germany
Its subsidiary:
Braun GmbH Germany
Its subsidiaries:
Braun Electric Austria Gesellschaft mbH Austria
Braun Espanola, S.A. Spain
Braun Ireland Ltd. Ireland
Braun de Mexico y Cia. de C.V. Mexico
Gillette do Brasil, Inc. Delaware
Its subsidiary:
Gillette do Brasil Ltda. Brazil
Gillette Canada Holdings, Inc. Delaware
Its subsidiary:
Gillette Canada Company Nova Scotia
Its subsidiaries:
Oral-B Laboratories Pty. Limited Australia
Oral-B Laboratories International Inc. Delaware
Productos Gillette Chile Limitada Chile
Gillette China Limited China
Its subsidiary:
Braun (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. China
Gillette de Colombia S.A. Colombia
Colton Gulf Coast, Inc. Delaware
Colton North Central, Inc. Delaware
Gillette Czech Inc. Delaware
Gillette Eastern Europe, Inc. Delaware
Gillette Group Danmark A/S Denmark
Gillette Group Finland Oy Finland
Gillette International B.V. Netherlands
Its subsidiary:
Grupo Gillette Espana S.L. Spain
Gillette Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong
Gillette Foreign Sales Corporation Limited Jamaica
Gillette Korea Limited Korea
Groupe Gillette France S.A. France
Name Organized Under Laws Of
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Gilfin B.V. Netherlands
Its subsidiary:
Parkfin Limited United Kingdom
Compania Giva, S.A. Delaware
Compania Interamericana Gillette, S.A. Panama
Gillette Egypt S.A.E. Egypt
Gillette Portuguesa, Limitada Portugal
Gillette Safety Razor Company Massachusetts
Its subsidiary:
Gillette Group Italy S.p.A Italy
Braun Gillette Japan Incorporated Delaware
Gillette Management Inc. Delaware
Grupo Gillette S.A. de C.V. Mexico
Its subsidiary:
Gillette de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Mexico
Gillette Group Norge A/S Norway
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
Duracell (S.E.A.) Pte. Ltd. Singapore
Gillette Group South Africa (pty) Limited South Africa
Gillette South Asia Inc. and Saratoga Investment, Inc. Delaware
Their subsidiary:
Gillette Group India Limited India
Gillette Group Sverige AB Sweden
Gillette Group Switzerland AG Switzerland
Gillette Industries Limited United Kingdom
Its subsidiaries:
Gillette Group UK Limited United Kingdom
Gillette U.K. Limited United Kingdom
Braun (U.K.) Limited United Kingdom
Gillette Petersburg Investment Inc. Delaware
Its subsidiary:
Petersburg Products International zao Russia
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. The percentage ownership in Gillette India
Limited, Shenmei Daily Use Products Limited Company, Gillette (Shanghai)
Limited, Gillette Pakistan Limited and Duracell (China) Limited is 75%, 75%,
70%, 76.8% and 90%, 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.