New Rite Aid (RADCQ) 10-K 2013 FY Annual report

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Exhibit 12

RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

        We have calculated the ratio of earnings to fixed charges in the following table by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings include pre-tax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges, before capitalized interest. Fixed charges include interest, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt expense, preferred stock dividend requirement and that portion of rental expense which is representative of the interest factor in those rentals.

	Year Ended
	March 2, 2013			March 3, 2012			February 26, 2011			February 27, 2010			February 28, 2009
	(52 Weeks)			(53 Weeks)			(52 Weeks)			(52 Weeks)			(52 Weeks)
	(dollars in thousands)
Fixed charges:
Interest expense		515,421			529,255			547,581			515,763			477,627
Interest portion of net rental expense(1)		317,080			325,631			321,888			320,506			320,947
Fixed charges before capitalized interest and preferred stock dividend requirements		832,501			854,886			869,469			836,269			798,574
Preferred stock dividend requirements(2)		21,056			19,838			18,692			17,614			43,536
Capitalized interest		399			315			509			859			1,434
Total fixed charges		853,956			875,039			888,670			854,742			843,544
Earnings:
Income (loss) before income taxes		7,505			(392,257	)		(545,582	)		(479,918	)		(2,582,794	)
Preferred stock dividend requirements(2)		(21,056	)		(19,838	)		(18,692	)		(17,614	)		(43,536	)
Fixed charges before capitalized interest		853,557			874,724			888,161			853,883			842,110
Total adjusted earnings (loss)		840,006			462,629			323,887			356,351			(1,784,220	)
Earnings to fixed charges deficiency		(13,950	)		(412,410	)		(564,783	)		(498,391	)		(2,627,764	)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(3)		—			—			—			—			—

(1)

The interest portion of net rental expense is estimated to be equal to one-third of the minimum rental expense for the period.

(2)

The preferred stock dividend requirement is computed as the pre-tax earnings that would be required to cover preferred stock dividends.

(3)

For the years ended, February 28, 2009, February 27, 2010, February 26, 2011, March 3, 2012, and March 2, 2013 earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $2.6 billion, $498.4 million, $564.8 million, $412.4 million, and $14.0 million respectively.

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Exhibit 12

RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES