EXHIBIT 12





Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock

(amounts in thousands)



|                                                      |  |                                   |  |                |  |                |  |         |   |  |          |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- |  | -------------- |  | -------------- |  | ------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                      |  | As of the Year Ended September 30 | 
|                                                      |  | 2005                              |  | 2004(Restated) |  | 2003(Restated) |  | 2002    |   |  | 2001     |  
|Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |  | $63,179                           |  | $42,302        |  | $20,633        |  | $13,070 |   |  | $101,392 |  
|Minority Interest (Income) Expense                    |  |                                  |  | 43             |  | 12             |  | (316    | ) |  | (2,422   | )
|Loss from Equity Investments                          |  |                                  |  |               |  |               |  | 134     |   |  | 618      |  
|Fixed Charges                                         |  | 23,241                            |  | 22,115         |  | 16,812         |  | 8,824   |   |  | 11,518   |  
|                                                      |  |                                   |  |                |  |                |  |         |   | 
|Adjusted Earnings                                     |  | 86,420                            |  | 64,460         |  | 37,457         |  | 21,712  |   |  | 111,106  |  
|                                                      |  |                                   |  |                | 
|Fixed Charges                                         |  |                                   |  |                |  |                |  |         |   |  |          |  
|Interest Expense                                      |  | 14,912                            |  | 14,868         |  | 5,675          |  | 5,079   |   |  | 7,413    |  
|Rent Expense (1)                                      |  | 8,097                             |  | 6,540          |  | 4,678          |  | 3,745   |   |  | 3,745    |  
|Preferred Stock Dividends                             |  | 232                               |  | 707            |  | 6,459          |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                      |  |                                   |  |                |  |                |  |         |   | 
|Fixed Charges                                         |  | $23,241                           |  | $22,115        |  | $16,812        |  | $8,824  |   |  | $11,158  |  
|                                                      |  |                                   |  |                | 
|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                    |  | 3.7                               |  | 2.9            |  | 2.2            |  | 2.5     |   |  | 10.0     |  



|1) | One-third of total rent expense is estimated by Andrew to be a conservative estimate of the interest component of rent expense.
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