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                                  SUBSIDIARIES
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              PERCENTAGE
                                         STATE OF         DATE OF           SHARE           SHARES            OF SHARES
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY                       INCORPORATION    INCORPORATION     AUTHORIZED      OUTSTANDING       OUTSTANDING
------------------                       -------------    -------------     ----------      -----------       -----------
<S>                                      <C>              <C>               <C>             <C>               <C>
ASI-OFFICE AUTOMATION, INC.              California       5/26/78           C:  300,000     C:  75,000        25%
                                                                            P:  150,000     P:       0         0%
                                                                                Series A

Sole Shareholder:
Marquise Ventures Company, Inc.

BINGO CASH & CARRY, INC.                 California       2/26/81           C:  50,000      C:  25,000        50%
                                                                            P:   5,000      P:    1,000       20%
                                                                                Series A

Sole Shareholder:
Corae-Mark Interrelated
    Companies, Inc.

C/M PRODUCTS, INC.                       California       7/19/98           C:   1,000      C:     100        10%
                                                                            P:     N/A      P:     N/A        N/A

E.A. MORRIS DISTRIBUTORS, LIMITED        Canada           1/20/82           C:  10,000      C:       1        less than .01%
                                                                            P:     N/A      P:     N/A        N/A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark International Inc.
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                                  SUBSIDIARIES
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<CAPTION>

                                                                                                              PERCENTAGE
                                         STATE OF         DATE OF           SHARE           SHARES            OF SHARES
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY                       INCORPORATION    INCORPORATION     AUTHORIZED      OUTSTANDING       OUTSTANDING
------------------                       -------------    -------------     -------------   -----------       -----------
<S>                                      <C>              <C>               <C>             <C>               <C>
CORE-MARK INTERRELATED                   California       4/14/75           C:  1,000,000   C:  1,000,000     100%
                                                                            P:   N/A        P:    N/A         N/A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark International Inc.

CORE-MARK MIDCONTINENT, INC.             Arkansas         7/2/81            C:  2,000       C:  2,000         100%
                                                                            P:   N/A        P:   N/A          N/A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark International Inc.

CORE-MARK VIDEO, INC.                    California       11/5/80           C:  100,000     C:  100,000       100%
                                                                            P:   N/A        P:   N/A          N/A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark Interrelated
   Companies, Inc.

CORE-MARK WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.            California       12/15/87          C:  100,000     C:   100          .10%
                                                                            P:   N/A        P:   N/A          N/A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark Interrelated
   Companies, Inc.
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                                  SUBSIDIARIES
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                                                                                                              PERCENTAGE
                                         STATE OF         DATE OF           SHARE           SHARES            OF SHARES
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY                       INCORPORATION    INCORPORATION     AUTHORIZED      OUTSTANDING       OUTSTANDING
------------------                       -------------    -------------     ----------      -----------       -----------
<S>                                      <C>              <C>               <C>             <C>               <C>

FOAM MERCHANTS CORPORATION               California       6/1/88            C:  1,000       C:  100           10%
                                                                            P:  N/A         P:  N/A           N/A
Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark Interrelated
   Companies, Inc.

GENERAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION           California       6/10/83           C:  400,000     C:     200        .05%
                                                                            P:  N/A         P:     N/A        N/A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark Interrelated
   Companies, Inc.

LCLC ACQUISITION CORPORATION             Delaware         10/25/88          C:  5,000       C:  1,000          20%
                                                                            P:  5,000       P:  1,000          20%
                                                                                Series A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark Interrelated
   Companies, Inc.

MARQUISE VENTURES COMPANY, INC.          California       7/26/84           C:  75,000      C:  75,000        100%
                                                                            P:  N/A         P:     N/A        N/A
Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark International, Inc.
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                                  SUBSIDIARIES
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                                                                                                              PERCENTAGE
                                         STATE OF         DATE OF           SHARE           SHARES            OF SHARES
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY                       INCORPORATION    INCORPORATION     AUTHORIZED      OUTSTANDING       OUTSTANDING
------------------                       -------------    -------------     ----------      -----------       -----------
<S>                                      <C>              <C>               <C>             <C>               <C>
RUSSELLVILLE TOBACCO COMPANY             Arkansas         11/26/76          C:  1,000       C:    150          15%
                                                                            P:    N/A       P:    N/A         N/A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark International Inc.

SJL PRODUCTS, INC.                       California       3/4/83            C:  7,500       C:    300            4%
                                                                            P:    N/A       P:    N/A          N/A

Sole Shareholder:
Core-Mark Interrelated Companies, Inc.

CM Capital Corporation                   Delaware         4/1/98            C:   1000        C:  1000         100%

Sole Shareholder:
 Core-Mark International Inc.
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