EXHIBIT 12 ROCK-TENN COMPANY STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIO) YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed Charges: Interest expense $ 35,740 $ 22,796 $ 25,529 $ 25,433 $ 33,972 Amortization of debt issuance costs 900 770 1,342 929 1,050 Interest capitalized during period 461 286 270 477 1,541 Portion of rent expense representative of interest 1,841 1,713 1,905 2,984 3,768 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- FIXED CHARGES $ 38,942 $ 25,565 $ 29,046 $ 29,823 $ 40,331 Earnings: Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations and before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle $ 19,856 $ 10,505 $ 47,688 $ 48,598 $ 42,236 Fixed charges 38,942 25,565 29,046 29,823 40,331 Interest capitalized during period (461) (286) (270) (477) (1,541) Amortization of interest capitalized 723 784 917 878 810 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- EARNINGS $ 59,060 $ 36,568 $ 77,381 $ 78,822 $ 81,836 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 1.52 1.43 2.66 2.64 2.03