EXHIBIT 12.1 COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES <TABLE> PREDECESSOR SUCCESSOR COMBINED PREDECESSOR SUCCESSOR ------------------------------------------------ --------- -------- ----------- --------- JANUARY 1 DECEMBER YEAR SIX SIX TO 1 TO ENDED MONTHS MONTHS NOVEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER ENDED JUNE ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, JUNE 30, ---------------------------------- --- --- --- --- --------- 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) ----------- ----------- (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) Pre-tax income (loss). $ 54 $ (8) $ 119 $ 118 $ 47 $ (6) $ 41 $ 52 $ (25) Fixed charges......... Interest............ 6 8 5 3 2 5 7 1 27 Rent................ 6 7 6 7 5 1 6 2 2 Total fixed charges... 12 15 11 10 7 6 13 3 29 Pre-tax income (loss) plus fixed charges............. 66 7 130 128 54 0 54 55 4 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(a).... 5.5x .5x 11.8x 12.8x 7.7x -- 4.2x 18.3x .1x </TABLE> (a) Due to the losses for the year ended December 31, 2001, for the period from December 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 and for the six months ended June 30, 2005, the ratio coverage was less than 1x. We would have had to generate additional earnings of $8 million, $6 million and $25 million to have achieved a coverage ratio of 1x for the year ended December 31, 2001, the period from December 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 and for the six months ended June 31, 2005, respectively.
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