**EXHIBIT 12**

 

**CALCULATIONOF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

**(Inthousands, except for ratios)**

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges represents the ratio of adjustedoperating income (loss) from continuing operations over fixed charges. Adjustedoperating income (loss) is the total of net income (loss), income taxes,interest expense, and amortization of financing costs. Fixed charges isinterest expense plus one third of operating lease rent expense, capitalizedinterest, and amortization of financing costs. The calculation of the ratio ofearning to fixed charges is as follows:

 
| ** **                                          | ** ** | **Successor** | ** ** | **Predecessor** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
| ** **                                          | ** ** | **Fiscal**    | ** ** | **Fiscal**      | ** ** | **Fiscal** | ** ** | **Fiscal** | ** ** | **Fiscal** | ** ** | **Fiscal** | ** ** |
| ** **                                          | ** ** | **2008**      | ** ** | **2007**        | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** |
|                                                |       |          |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit) |       | $             | (288,353   | )               | $          | 2,647 |   | $ | 1,697 |   | $ | (4,927 | ) | $ | (6,344 | ) | $ | 2,737 |   |
|                                                |       |          |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Add Fixed Charges:                                  |       |          |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense (1)                                |       | 33,019        |       | 23,686          |       | 20,679 |   | 18,464 |   | 5,822 |   | 16,209 |   |
| Interest expense on operating leases                |       | 2,670         |       | 1,671           |       | 1,497 |   | 866 |   | 473 |   | 485 |   |
| Amortization of financing costs                     |       | 2,371         |       | 1,691           |       | 1,652 |   | 1,029 |   | 716 |   | 770 |   |
| Total income as defined                             |       | $             | (250,293   | )               | $          | 29,695 |   | $ | 25,525 |   | $ | 15,432 |   | $ | 667 |   | $ | 20,201 |   |
|                                                |       |          |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed Charges:                                      |       |          |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense (1)                                |       | $             | 33,019     |            | $          | 23,686 |   | $ | 20,679 |   | $ | 18,464 |   | $ | 5,822 |   | $ | 16,209 |   |
| Interest expense on operating leases                |       | 2,670         |       | 1,671           |       | 1,497 |   | 866 |   | 473 |   | 485 |   |
| Capitalized interest                                |       | 1             |       | 84              |       | 63 |   | — |   | — |   | 230 |   |
| Amortization of financing costs                     |       | 2,371         |       | 1,691           |       | 1,652 |   | 1,029 |   | 716 |   | 770 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                 |       | $             | 38,061     |            | $          | 27,132 |   | $ | 23,891 |   | $ | 20,359 |   | $ | 7,011 |   | $ | 17,694 |   |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                  |       | (6.58         | )          | 1.09            |       | 1.07 |   | 0.76 |   | 0.10 |   | 1.14 |   |
|                                                |       |          |       |            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Additional income required to   meet a 1.0 ratio:   |       | $             | 288,354    |            | n/a        |   | n/a |   | $ | 4,927 |   | $ | 6,344 |   | n/a |   |

 

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(1) Excludes interest expense related tochanges in fair value of interest rate swaps.

 

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