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Exhibit 21
Subsidiaries of ACT Teleconferencing, Inc.
Name Jurisdiction of
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ACT Teleconferencing Services, Inc., formerly ACT Minnesota, USA
Capital, Inc.
ACT VideoConferencing, Inc., Minnesota, USA
formerly NBS, Inc.
ACT Research, Inc. Colorado, USA
ACT Teleconferencing Canada Inc. Canada
ACT Teleconferencing Limited United Kingdom
(60% owned)
ACT Business Solutions Limited, formerly Multimedia United Kingdom
and Teleconferencing Services Limited (96.7% owned)
ACT Teleconferencing France SA France
ACT Teleconferencing GmbH Germany
ACT Teleconferencing BV Netherlands
ACT Teleconferencing Belgium SA Belgium
ACT Teleconferencing (Pty) Limited Australia
ACT Teleconferencing Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong
