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Exhibit 12.1
STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(dollars in millions, except ratio information)
| Fiscal Years Ended December 31, |
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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||
Income from continuing | ||||||||||||
operations before income taxes | 615.3 | 640.7 | 720.9 | 802.3 | 772.4 | |||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||
Interest on long-term and short-term debt including amortization of debt expense | 36.1 | 34.4 | 47.8 | 56.6 | 72.0 | |||||||
Portion of rental expense as can be demonstrated to be representative of the interest factor | 35.5 | 39.9 | 43.6 | 53.0 | 58.4 | |||||||
Total fixed charges | 71.6 | 74.3 | 91.4 | 109.6 | 130.4 | |||||||
Earnings before income taxes and fixed charges | 686.9 | 715.0 | 812.3 | 911.9 | 902.8 | |||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 9.59 | 9.62 | 8.89 | 8.32 | 6.92 | |||||||