Exhibit 12.1
TELEFLEX, INC. COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in thousands, except ratios)
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| | Nine Months Ended | | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | September 25, 2011 | | | September 26, 2010 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Earnings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from continuing operations before taxes before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees | | $ | 104,210 | | | $ | 94,769 | | | $ | 107,692 | | | $ | 163,565 | | | $ | 89,774 | | | $ | 23,533 | | | $ | 49,517 | |
Amortization of capitalized interest | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9 | | | | 35 | | | | 35 | | | | 35 | |
Distributed income of equity investees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 310 | | | | 134 | | | | 255 | |
Non-controlling interest loss (income) | | | (770 | ) | | | (657 | ) | | | (861 | ) | | | (632 | ) | | | (441 | ) | | | (127 | ) | | | 486 | |
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| | $ | 103,440 | | | $ | 94,112 | | | $ | 106,831 | | | $ | 162,942 | | | $ | 89,678 | | | $ | 23,575 | | | $ | 50,293 | |
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Fixed charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 41,225 | | | $ | 54,284 | | | $ | 72,281 | | | $ | 83,952 | | | $ | 116,317 | | | $ | 67,930 | | | $ | 40,665 | |
Amortization of debt expense | | | 10,064 | | | | 4,425 | | | | 7,750 | | | | 5,511 | | | | 5,330 | | | | 6,946 | | | | 1,332 | |
Interest factor in rents | | | 7,403 | | | | 7,858 | | | | 10,477 | | | | 11,624 | | | | 12,134 | | | | 13,393 | | | | 12,950 | |
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Total fixed charges | | | 58,692 | | | | 66,567 | | | | 90,508 | | | | 101,087 | | | | 133,781 | | | | 88,269 | | | | 54,947 | |
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Earnings and fixed charges | | $ | 162,132 | | | $ | 160,679 | | | $ | 197,339 | | | $ | 264,029 | | | $ | 223,459 | | | $ | 111,844 | | | $ | 105,240 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | 2.8 | | | | 2.4 | | | | 2.2 | | | | 2.6 | | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.3 | | | | 1.9 | |
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