**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**Vertis, Inc.**

**Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and**

**Deficiency of Earnings Available to Cover Fixed Charges**

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 
| ** **                                                                    | ** ** | **Years Ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                    | ** ** | **2005**                     | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** | **2001** | ** ** |
|                                                                          |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net Earnings                                                                  |       | $                            | (173,230   | ) | $ | (11,133 | ) | $ | (95,925 | ) | $ | (120,146 | ) | $ | (54,863 | ) |
| Add:                                                                          |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income tax (benefit) provision                                                |       | (8,007                       | )          | (65,934 | ) | 48,554 |   | (1,988 | ) | (23,552 | ) |
| Loss (gain) from discontinued operations,  net                                |       | 148,790                      |       | 10,217 |   | (1,287 | ) | 15,565 |   | (4,072 | ) |
| Cumulative effect of accounting change                                        |       | 1600                         |       |   |   |   |   | 86,600 |   |   |   |
| Amortization of previously capitalized interest                               |       | 717                          |       | 764 |   | 571 |   | 545 |   | 481 |   |
| Fixed charges per (B) below                                                   |       | 138,383                      |       | 140,149 |   | 135,245 |   | 133,072 |   | 144,447 |   |
|                                                                          |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Deduct:                                                                       |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest capitalized during period                                            |       | 835                          |       | 798 |   | 832 |   | 555 |   | 913 |   |
|                                                                          |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings, as adjusted (A)                                                     |       | $                            | 107,418    |   | $ | 73,265 |   | $ | 86,326 |   | $ | 113,093 |   | $ | 61,528 |   |
|                                                                          |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges:                                                                |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Portion of rents representative of an interest  factor                        |       | $                            | 8,726      |   | $ | 8,805 |   | $ | 9,369 |   | $ | 9,923 |   | $ | 11,095 |   |
| Interest expense on all indebtedness, including  amortization of debt expense |       | 129,657                      |       | 131,344 |   | 125,876 |   | 123,149 |   | 133,352 |   |
|                                                                          |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges for computation purposes (B)                                    |       | $                            | 138,383    |   | $ | 140,149 |   | $ | 135,245 |   | $ | 133,072 |   | $ | 144,447 |   |
|                                                                          |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges  (A) / (B)                            |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                          |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Deficiency of earnings available to cover fixed  charges                      |       | $                            | (30,965    | ) | $ | (66,884 | ) | $ | (48,919 | ) | $ | (19,979 | ) | $ | (82,919 | ) |

 

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