**Exhibits**

**Exhibit 12**

**COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO FROM  CONTINUING  OPERATIONS (IN  THOUSANDS  OF  DOLLARS,  EXCEPT  RATIO  DATA)**

|                                                                |   | **YEAR ENDED**      |      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------|-----------|
|                                                                |   |                     |      |
|                                                                |   | **Dec. 28,   2003** |      | **Dec. 29,   2002** |   | **Dec. 30,****2001** |   | **Dec. 31,****2000** |   | **Dec. 26,****1999** |   |
|                                                                |   |                     |      |  |   |  |   |  |   |  |   |
| FIXED CHARGES COMPUTATION                                           |   |                |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| INTEREST EXPENSE:                                                   |   |                |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| NET   INTEREST EXPENSE                                              |   | $                   | 68,715    |   | $ | 74,251 |   | $ | 98,872 |   | $ | 114,422 |   | $ | 92,247 |   |
| PLUS   CAPITALIZED INTEREST                                         |   |                | 2,079     |   |   | 718 |   |   | 1,961 |   |   | 2,230 |   |   | 5,197 |   |
|                                                                |   |                     |           |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |
| GROSS   INTEREST EXPENSE                                            |   |                | 70,794    |   |   | 74,969 |   |   | 100,833 |   |   | 116,652 |   |   | 97,444 |   |
|                                                                |   |                     |           |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |
| PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF   INTEREST EXPENSE OF 50% OWNED PERSONS      |   |                |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| INTEREST COMPONENT OF RENT   EXPENSE                                |   |                | 8,219     |   |   | 8,671 |   |   | 8,641 |   |   | 8,774 |   |   | 8,229 |   |
|                                                                |   |                     |           |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |
| TOTAL   FIXED CHARGES                                               |   | $                   | 79,013    |   | $ | 83,640 |   | $ | 109,474 |   | $ | 125,426 |   | $ | 105,673 |   |
|                                                                |   |                     |           |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |
| EARNINGS COMPUTATION                                                |   |                |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| PRE-TAX EARNINGS                                                    |   | $                   | 463,014   |   | $ | 448,670 |   | $ | 307,399 |   | $ | 525,290 |   | $ | 568,015 |   |
| ADD: FIXED CHARGES                                                  |   |                | 79,013    |   |   | 83,640 |   |   | 109,474 |   |   | 125,426 |   |   | 105,673 |   |
| LESS: CAPITALIZED INTEREST                                          |   |                | (2,079    | ) |   | (718 | ) |   | (1,961 | ) |   | (2,230 | ) |   | (5,197 | ) |
| ADD: DISTRIBUTIONS IN   EXCESS OF (LESS THAN) EARNINGS OF INVESTEES |   |                | 2,018     |   |   | 57,418 |   |   | 32,519 |   |   | 1,505 |   |   | 2,506 |   |
|                                                                |   |                     |           |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |
| TOTAL   EARNINGS AS ADJUSTED                                        |   | $                   | 541,966   |   | $ | 589,010 |   | $ | 447,431 |   | $ | 649,991 |   | $ | 670,997 |   |
|                                                                |   |                     |           |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |
| **RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                              |   |                | **6.9:1** |   |   | **7.0:1** |   |   | **4.1:1** |   |   | **5.2:1** |   |   | **6.3:1** |   |
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