Exhibit 12.1

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

(dollars in
millions)



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|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | Year ended December 31,
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | 2009                    |       | 2008 |   | 2007  |  | 2006 |       | 2005
|Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests/minority interests in consolidated
subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees plus fixed charges* |  | $                       | 292.5 |      | $ | 323.7 |  | $    | 291.8 |      | $ | 324.0 |  | $ | 170.4
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|Fixed charges:                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                         |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |   |      
|Interest expensed and capitalized                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                         | 132.9 |      |   | 142.8 |  |      | 158.5 |      |   | 163.1 |  |   | 185.0
|Appropriate portion of rentals                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                         | 6.4   |      |   | 6.9   |  |      | 7.0   |      |   | 7.6   |  |   | 7.1  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                         | 139.3 |      |   | 149.7 |  |      | 165.5 |      |   | 170.7 |  |   | 192.1
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|Pre-tax income required to pay preferred dividends                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         | 17.9  |      |   | 17.9  |  |      | 18.5  |      |   | 18.6  |  |   | 17.3 
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|Total combined fixed charges and preferred dividends                                                                                                                                                 |  | $                       | 157.2 |      | $ | 167.6 |  | $    | 184.0 |      | $ | 189.3 |  | $ | 209.4
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                         | 2.1   |      |   | 2.2   |  |      | 1.8   |      |   | 1.9   |  |   |     
|Coverage deficiency**                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                         | n/a   |      |   | n/a   |  |      | n/a   |      |   | n/a   |  | $ | 21.7 
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends                                                                                                                                  |  |                         | 1.9   |      |   | 1.9   |  |      | 1.6   |      |   | 1.7   |  |   |     
|Coverage deficiency**                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                         | n/a   |      |   | n/a   |  |      | n/a   |      |   | n/a   |  | $ | 39.0 



|* | Earnings used in computing the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends consists of income from continuing operations before income taxes,
adjustment for noncontrolling interests/minority interests, income/loss from equity method investees, and fixed charges except for capitalized interest.
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|** | For the period in which a coverage deficiency is presented, earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges or combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by the
amount of the deficiency.
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