**Exhibit 12.1**

**CDRV INVESTORS, INC.**

**Computation ofEarnings to Fixed Charges**

**(Dollarsin millions)**

| ** **                                                                                                               | ** ** | **Successor**         | ** ** | **Predecessor**        | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                               | ** ** | **Year Ended**   | ** ** | **April 7–** | ** ** | **January 1–** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                                               | ** ** | **December 31,** | ** ** | **December 31,**  | ** ** | **April 6,** | ** ** | **Years Ended December 31,** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                                               | ** ** | **2005**              | ** ** | **2004**               | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** | **2001** | ** ** |
| Income (loss)  before income taxes and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles  and equity method earnings |       |                  | $          | 42.4                   |       |   |   | $ | 53.7 |   |   |   | $ | 35.7 |   |   | $ | 110.7 |   | $ | 73.5 |   | $ | (26.1 | ) |
| Add: Equity  method earnings                                                                                             |       |                  | 0.5        |                   |       |   | 0.4 |   |   |   | 0.1 |   |   | 0.6 |   | 0.5 |   | 0.7 |   |
| Add: Fixed  charges                                                                                                      |       |                  | 117.8      |                   |       |   | 61.0 |   |   |   | 8.8 |   |   | 35.9 |   | 52.4 |   | 86.9 |   |
| Earnings, as defined                                                                                                     |       |                  | $          | 160.7                  |       |   |   | $ | 115.1 |   |   |   | $ | 44.6 |   |   | $ | 147.2 |   | $ | 126.4 |   | $ | 61.5 |   |
| Fixed Charges:                                                                                                           |       |                  |       |                   |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense                                                                                                         |       |                  | $          | 106.7                  |       |   |   | $ | 52.7 |   |   |   | $ | 5.8 |   |   | $ | 26.1 |   | $ | 41.8 |   | $ | 77.5 |   |
| One-third rental expense                                                                                                 |       |                  | 11.1       |                   |       |   | 8.3 |   |   |   | 3.0 |   |   | 9.8 |   | 10.6 |   | 9.4 |   |
| Total Fixed Charges                                                                                                      |       |                  | $          | 117.8                  |       |   |   | $ | 61.0 |   |   |   | $ | 8.8 |   |   | $ | 35.9 |   | $ | 52.4 |   | $ | 86.9 |   |
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                                                       |       |                  | 1.4        |                   |       |   | 1.9 |   |   |   | 5.1 |   |   | 4.1 |   | 2.4 |   | — |   |

 

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