EXHIBIT 12.1
STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES.
| 9 Months Ended 6/28/2009 |
Year Ended 9/30/2008 |
Year Ended 9/30/2007 |
Year Ended 9/30/2006 |
Year Ended 9/30/2005 |
Year Ended 9/30/2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earnings |
$ | 54.8 | $ | (685.9 | ) | $ | (251.4 | ) | $ | (285.0 | ) | $ | 203.3 | $ | 156.2 | |||||||
| Fixed charges |
$ | 164.6 | $ | 256.5 | $ | 275.9 | $ | 200.1 | $ | 150.3 | $ | 72.0 | ||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
0.3 | (2.7 | ) | (0.9 | ) | (1.4 | ) | 1.4 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||
| Earnings deficiency below ratio of 1:1 |
$ | 109.8 | $ | 942.4 | $ | 527.3 | $ | 485.1 |
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Not Applicable |
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Not Applicable | ||||||||||
| Calculation of earnings: |
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| - (Loss) Income from continuing operations before taxes |
$ | (93.8 | ) | $ | (914.9 | ) | $ | (507.2 | ) | $ | (460.9 | ) | $ | 69.2 | $ | 90.5 | ||||||
| - Fixed charges |
148.6 | 229.0 | 255.8 | 175.9 | 134.1 | 65.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| - Amortization of capitalized interest |
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| - Distributed income of equity investees |
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| Less: |
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| - Capitalized interest |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| - Preference security dividend requirements |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| - Non controlling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries |
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| Total earnings |
$ | 54.8 | $ | (685.9 | ) | $ | (251.4 | ) | $ | (285.0 | ) | $ | 203.3 | $ | 156.2 | |||||||
| Calculation of fixed charges: |
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| - Interest expense including amortizations |
$ | 148.6 | $ | 229.0 | $ | 255.8 | $ | 175.9 | $ | 134.1 | $ | 65.7 | ||||||||||
| - Capitalized interest |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| - Estimate of interest within rental expense |
16.0 | 27.5 | 20.1 | 24.2 | 16.2 | 6.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| - Preference security dividend requirements |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
$ | 164.6 | $ | 256.5 | $ | 275.9 | $ | 200.1 | $ | 150.3 | $ | 72.0 | ||||||||||