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Exhibit 12

Ratio Earnings to Fixed Charges

 
  December 31,  
 
  2005   2006   2007   2008   2009  

Income before income tax expense

    95,300     73,955     38,701     (54,063 )   (85,627 )

Equity in losses of equity-method investees

    42     (1,721 )   (1,042 )   (448 )   53  
                       

Net income before equity in losses of equity- method investees

    95,342     72,234     37,659     (54,511 )   (85,575 )
                       

Add fixed charges:

                               
 

Interest expense including amortization of debt issuance costs

    37,272     54,843     70,772     78,071     87,498  
 

Estimate of interest within rental expense

    4,208     4,755     4,699     6,885     6,179  
                       

    41,480     59,598     75,471     84,956     93,677  
                       
 

Adjusted earnings

    136,822     131,832     113,130     30,445     8,103  
                       

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)

    3.3     2.2     1.5     0.4     0.1  

(1)
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing adjusted earnings by fixed charges.



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