|   |   |   |
|--------|--------|--------|

 

**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

 

|                                                                 |         |                                 |         |                                 |         |                                 |         |                                 |         |                                 |    |    |         |    |    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|---------|---------|--------------|---------|---------|
|                                                                 |    | **September** **30,**

**2004** |    | **September** **29,**

**2005** |    | **September** **28,**

**2006** |    | **September** **27,**

**2007** |    | **September** **25,**

**2008** |
| Earnings                                                             |    |                                 |         |                            |         |                                 |    |                                 |         |                            |    |    |    |    |    |
| Income before income taxes                                           |    | $                                    | 24,927       |                            | $            | 95,206                               |    | $                                    | 146,352      |                            | $       | 43,688  |    | $       | 51,311  |
| Fixed charges                                                        |    |                                 |         |                            |         |                                 |    |                                 |         |                            |    |    |    |    |    |
| Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs |    |                                 | 64,257       |                            |         | 56,130                               |    |                                 | 59,602       |                            |    | 75,629  |    |    | 89,132  |
| 1/3 of rental expense                                                |    |                                 | 18,088       |                            |         | 18,519                               |    |                                 | 21,800       |                            |    | 24,754  |    |    | 26,314  |
|                                                                 |    |                                 |         |                            |         |                                 |    |                                 |         |                            |    |    |    |    |    |
| Total fixed charges                                                  |    |                                 | 82,345       |                            |         | 74,649                               |    |                                 | 81,402       |                            |    | 100,383 |    |    | 115,446 |
|                                                                 |    |                                 |         |                            |         |                                 |    |                                 |         |                            |    |    |    |    |    |
| Earnings                                                             |    | $                                    | 107,272      |                            | $            | 169,855                              |    | $                                    | 227,754      |                            | $       | 144,071 |    | $       | 166,757 |
|                                                                 |    |                                 |         |                            |         |                                 |    |                                 |         |                            |    |    |    |    |    |
| **Ratio of earnings to fixed charges**                               |    | $                                    | 1.30         |                            | $       | 2.28                                 |    | $                               | 2.80         |                            | $  | 1.44    |    | $  | 1.44    |
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