Exhibit 12

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

	Year Ended September 30,													Year to date Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2006		2007		2008			2009			2010			2011
Fixed Charges Computation
Interest expensed and capitalized (1)	$	35,119	$	29,671	$	23,205		$	34,459		$	56,344		$	96,291
Amortized premiums, discounts, and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness		2,843		9,075		8,747			13,459			16,027			17,111
Reasonable approximation of interest within rental expense		3,092		3,440		3,499			3,919			4,177			2,852
Total Fixed Charges and Preferred Equity Dividends	$	41,054	$	42,186	$	35,451		$	51,837		$	76,548		$	116,254
Earnings Computation
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees	$	137,816	$	55,479	$	(167,848	)	$	(518,269	)	$	(99,344	)	$	(182,244	)
Plus
Fixed charges		41,054		42,186		35,451			51,837			76,548			116,254
Minus
Interest capitalized		1,027		784		894			1,396			441			54
Total Earnings	$	177,843	$	96,881	$	(133,291	)	$	(467,828	)	$	(23,237	)	$	(66,044	)
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends		4.33		2.30		N/A	*		N/A	*		N/A	*		N/A	*

* Total earnings for these periods were less than zero dollars. The deficiency of earnings to fixed charges for the years ended September 30, 2008, 2009, 2010 and for the nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $168.7 million, $519.7 million, $99.8 million, and $182.3 million respectively.

(1) Interest expense associated with unrecognized tax benefits is included in income tax expense, not with interest expense.