Avery Dennison (AVY) 10-Q 2009 Q2 Quarterly report

Avery Dennison Corporation

Exhibit 12

AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)	July 4, 2009			June 28, 2008			July 4, 2009			June 28, 2008
Earnings:
(Loss) income before taxes	$	40.2		$	114.2		$	(875.7	)	$	175.1
Add: Fixed charges(1)		30.8			40.1			69.0			80.5
Amortization of capitalized interest		.9			.8			1.7			1.6
Less: Capitalized interest		(.8	)		(1.6	)		(1.8	)		(3.3	)
	$	71.1		$	153.5		$	(806.8	)	$	253.9
Fixed charges:(1)
Interest expense	$	20.4		$	29.3		$	47.9		$	58.8
Capitalized interest		.8			1.6			1.8			3.3
Interest portion of leases		9.6			9.2			19.3			18.4
	$	30.8		$	40.1		$	69.0		$	80.5
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(2)		2.3			3.8			—			3.2

(1)

The ratios of earnings to fixed charges were computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, “earnings” consist of income before taxes plus fixed charges and amortization of capitalized interest, less capitalized interest. “Fixed charges” consist of interest expense, capitalized interest and the portion of rent expense (estimated to be 35%) on operating leases deemed representative of interest.

(2)

For the six months ended July 4, 2009, the Company’s earnings were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by $875.8. This loss primarily reflected the non-cash goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charges of $832, legal settlement costs of $37 and loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $21 recorded in the first quarter of 2009.