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|                                                                                                                                       |                 | COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES |               
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|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                         |                 |                                                   |                |                       |                  |                  |                 |                 |                  |                  | 
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|Interest                                                                                                                               |                 | $            82                                   |                | $           72        |                  | $             88 |                 | $            63 |                  | $             54 | 
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|Interest portion of annual rentals                                                                                                     | 3               |                                                   | 4              |                       | 3                |                  | 2               |                 | 2                |                 
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|Preferred dividends of subsidiaries (1)                                                                                                | 2               |                                                   | 2              |                       | 2                |                  | 2               |                 | 2                |                 
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|Total fixed charges for purpose of ratio                                                                                               | $            87 |                                                   | $           78 |                       | $             93 |                  | $            67 |                 | $             58 |                 
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|Pretax income from continuing operations                                                                                               | $          350  |                                                   | $          396 |                       | $           377  |                  | $           383 |                 | $           361  |                 
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|Total fixed charges (from above)                                                                                                       | 87              |                                                   | 78             |                       | 93               |                  | 67              |                 | 58               |                 
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                    | $          437  |                                                   | $          474 |                       | $           470  |                  | $           450 |                 | $           419  |                 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                     | 5.02            |                                                   | 6.08           |                       | 5.05             |                  | 6.72            |                 | 7.22             |                 
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|(1) In computing this ratio, "Preferred dividends of subsidiaries" represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends,
|computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods.                                                                        |                 |                                                   |