Exhibit 12.1
ACCO Brands Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Unaudited)
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| For the year ended December 31, |
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Earnings: |
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |
| $ | (4.4 | ) | $ | 42.9 |
| $ | 38.5 |
| $ | 7.2 |
| $ | (239.3 | ) |
Add (deduct): |
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Fixed charges |
| 96.1 |
| 83.9 |
| 85.4 |
| 74.5 |
| 70.8 |
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Capitalized interest |
| (0.2 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (0.2 | ) | — |
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Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
| (8.9 | ) | (8.5 | ) | (8.3 | ) | (4.4 | ) | (6.5 | ) | |||||
Distributed income of earnings of joint ventures |
| 11.9 |
| 5.6 |
| 5.4 |
| 0.3 |
| 9.4 |
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Total earnings (loss) available for fixed charges |
| $ | 94.5 |
| $ | 123.7 |
| $ | 120.8 |
| $ | 77.6 |
| $ | (166.1 | ) |
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Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense and amortization of debt discount |
| $ | 89.2 |
| $ | 77.2 |
| $ | 78.2 |
| $ | 67.1 |
| $ | 63.7 |
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Capitalized interest |
| 0.2 |
| 0.2 |
| 0.2 |
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| 0.5 |
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Rental expense—interest component(a) |
| 6.7 |
| 6.5 |
| 7.0 |
| 7.4 |
| 6.6 |
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Total fixed charges |
| $ | 96.1 |
| $ | 83.9 |
| $ | 85.4 |
| $ | 74.5 |
| $ | 70.8 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
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| 1.5 |
| 1.4 |
| 1.0 |
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Extent of deficiency |
| $ | (1.6 | ) |
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| $ | (236.9 | ) |
(a) 30% of rent expense is deemed to be representative of interest.