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EXHIBIT 21
FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS, INCORPORATED
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
Proximity Technology Inc., a Delaware corporation, 100 percent.
Proximity Technology International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, 100
percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers (HK) Ltd., a Hong Kong corporation, 100
percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers Euro-Holdings B.V., a Netherlands
corporation, 100 percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers (Europe) Ltd., an English corporation,
100 percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers (France) S.A.R.L., a French corporation,
100 percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers (Deutschland) GmBH, a German corporation,
100 percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers Benelux N.V., a Belgium corporation
organized, 100 percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers Southern Europe , a Belgium
corporation,. 100 percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Ltd., a Canadian corporation, 100 percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers Australia (Aust) Pty Ltd., an Australian
corporation, 100 percent.
Franklin Electronic Publishers de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican
corporation, 100 percent.*
Voice Powered Technology International, Inc., a California corporation, 82.2
percent.
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* In compliance with local mandate requiring multiple shareholders, a
minor equity position is held in trust for the company by an officer of
the company.
