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EXHIBIT 12

AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC.
COMPUTATION OF THE RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in Millions)

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|                                                                              |  |                                  |       |                 |  |      |       |      |  |      |       |      |  |      |       |   |  |   |       |   |  | Three Months
|                                                                              |  | For the Years ended December 31, |       | Ended March 31,
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|                                                                              |  | 1997                             |       | 1998            |  | 1999 |       | 2000 |  | 2001 |       | 2001 |  | 2002
|                                                                              |  |                                  |       |                 |  |      |       |      |  |      |       |      |  |     
|Income from continuing
operations before income taxes                         |  | $                                | 347.0 |                 |  | $    | 189.8 |      |  | $    | 451.5 |      |  | $    | 509.4 |   |  | $ | 476.4 |   |  | $            | 104.2 |   |  | $ | 85.5  |  
|Equity in net (income) loss of
associated companies net of
dividends
received |  |                                  | (2.9  | )               |  |      | (3.6  | )    |  |      | (5.1  | )    |  |      | (8.7  | ) |  |   | (2.8  | ) |  |              | (3.6  | ) |  |   | (1.9  | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                          |  |                                  | 1.4   |                 |  |      | 1.6   |      |  |      | 1.8   |      |  |      | 1.9   |   |  |   | 2.3   |   |  |              | .5    |   |  |   | .6    |  
|Interest expense                                                              |  |                                  | 192.2 |                 |  |      | 188.4 |      |  |      | 192.1 |      |  |      | 198.7 |   |  |   | 168.7 |   |  |              | 46.8  |   |  |   | 33.4  |  
|Rental expense factor                                                         |  |                                  | 25.0  |                 |  |      | 26.5  |      |  |      | 33.9  |      |  |      | 49.4  |   |  |   | 53.2  |   |  |              | 12.8  |   |  |   | 12.6  |  
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|Earnings available for fixed charges                                          |  | $                                | 562.7 |                 |  | $    | 402.7 |      |  | $    | 674.2 |      |  | $    | 750.7 |   |  | $ | 697.8 |   |  | $            | 160.7 |   |  | $ | 130.2 |  
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|Interest expense                                                              |  | $                                | 192.2 |                 |  | $    | 188.4 |      |  | $    | 192.1 |      |  | $    | 198.7 |   |  | $ | 168.7 |   |  |              | 46.8  |   |  | $ | 33.4  |  
|Capitalized interest                                                          |  |                                  | 3.8   |                 |  |      | 4.5   |      |  |      | 3.3   |      |  |      | 2.0   |   |  |   | 4.8   |   |  |              | .1    |   |  |   | 1.0   |  
|Rental expense factor                                                         |  |                                  | 25.0  |                 |  |      | 26.5  |      |  |      | 33.9  |      |  |      | 49.4  |   |  |   | 53.2  |   |  |              | 12.8  |   |  |   | 12.6  |  
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|Fixed charges                                                                 |  | $                                | 221.0 |                 |  | $    | 219.4 |      |  | $    | 229.3 |      |  | $    | 250.1 |   |  | $ | 226.8 |   |  | $            | 59.7  |   |  | $ | 47.0  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)                                        |  |                                  | 2.5   |                 |  |      | 1.8   |      |  |      | 2.9   |      |  |      | 3.0   |   |  |   | 3.1   |   |  |              | 2.7   |   |  |   | 2.8   |  



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|a) |  | For the purpose of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, fixed charges consist of interest on
debt (including capitalized interest), amortization of debt discount and expense, and a portion of rentals
determined to be representative of interest. Earnings consist of consolidated net income before income
taxes, plus fixed charges other than capitalized interest but including the amortization thereof, adjusted
by the excess or deficiency of dividends over income of entities accounted for by the equity method.
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