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Exhibit 12.1


Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 
   Successor    
   Predecessor  
 
   Period from
May 25, through
December 31,
    
   Period from
January 1
through May 24,
   Year ended December 31,  
 
   2011    
   2011   2010   2009   2008   2007  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)

     0.83         0.23     0.14     0.22     0.27     0.37  
(1)
For the purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income before taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs and the portion of rental expense that we believe is representative of the interest component of rental expense.



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