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EXHIBIT 21.1
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BEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY
Name of Subsidiary Jurisdiction of Incorporation Doing Business As (If Different)
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BEI Sensors & Systems Company, Inc. Delaware BEI Sensors & Systems Company
BEI International, Inc Delaware
BEI Export Sales Company, Inc. U.S. Virgin Islands
BEI Properties, Inc. Arkansas
SiTek, Inc., a BEI Company Delaware
BEI Sensors, S.A.S. France
BEI Tactical Defense Systems, Inc. Delaware
Micro Polymer Systems, Inc Delaware
BEI Ideacod, S.A.S. France
OpticNet, Inc. Delaware
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