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Exhibit 12.1
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in millions, except ratios)
| Year Ended 12/29/2005 | Year Ended 12/28/2006 | Year Ended 12/27/2007 | Year Ended 1/1/2009 | Year Ended 12/31/2009 | Qtr Ended 4/1/2010 | |||||||||||||||
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Pretax Income | $ | 152.3 | $ | 173.8 | $ | 601.5 | $ | 186.4 | $ | 157.2 | $ | 27.5 | |||||||||
Fixed Charges | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Expense, net of capitalized interest | 114.4 | 129.8 | 130.6 | 127.7 | 143.9 | 34.6 | |||||||||||||||
Interest Capitalized | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of Debt Costs | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||
One-third of Rent Expense | 103.5 | 107.7 | 112.0 | 121.1 | 126.3 | 31.5 | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Charges | 223.8 | 243.9 | 249.9 | 256.5 | 279.4 | 68.2 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings | 376.1 | 417.7 | 851.4 | 442.9 | 436.6 | 95.7 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 1.7x | 1.7x | 3.4x | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.4x | |||||||||||||||
Rent Expense | $ | 310.5 | $ | 323.2 | $ | 335.9 | $ | 363.3 | $ | 378.8 | $ | 94.7 |
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES