|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | For      the Years Ended October 31, |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | 2008                                 |   |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2005 |   |   | 2004 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      before      taxes                                             |   | $                                    | 46.8   |   |   | $ | 105.4 |   |   | $ | 127.2 |   |   | $ | 123.4 |   |   | $ | 113.7 |   |
| Fixed      charges                                                        |   |                                 | 87.2   |   |   |   | 238.0 |   |   |   | 194.6 |   |   |   | 133.3 |   |   |   | 98.9 |   |
| Earnings      before fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                    | 134.0  |   |   | $ | 343.4 |   |   | $ | 321.8 |   |   | $ | 256.7 |   |   | $ | 212.6 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed      charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      expense                                                     |   |                                 | 87.2   |   |   |   | 238.0 |   |   |   | 194.6 |   |   |   | 133.3 |   |   |   | 98.9 |   |
| Total      fixed      charges                                                                           |   | $                                    | 87.2   |   |   | $ | 238.0 |   |   | $ | 194.6 |   |   | $ | 133.3 |   |   | $ | 98.9 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                 | 1.54   |   |   |   | 1.44 |   |   |   | 1.65 |   |   |   | 1.93 |   |   |   | 2.15 |   |

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