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STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(in thousands, except ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends)

	Six Months Ended
	March 31,				Year Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2010		2009		2008		2007		2006

Earnings:
Pre-tax income excluding noncontrolling interests	$	256,751	$	159,044	$	361,908	$	248,774	$	386,854	$	392,224	$	342,066
Fixed charges		40,566		40,509		81,250		75,369		409,300		514,543		309,759
Less: preferred stock dividends		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

Earnings	$	297,317	$	199,553	$	443,158	$	324,143	$	796,154	$	906,767	$	651,825

Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	31, 048	$	31,107	$	62,564	$	56,921	$	392,229	$	499,664	$	296,670
Estimated interest portion within rental expense		9,375		9,259		18,399		18,416		17,071		14,879		13,089
Amortization of debt issuance cost		143		143		287		32		-		-		-
Preferred stock dividends		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

Total fixed charges	$	40,566	$	40,509	$	81,250	$	75,369	$	409,300	$	514,543	$	309,759

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends		7.33		4.93		5.45		4.30		1.95		1.76		2.10

We calculated our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by adding pre-tax income excluding noncontrolling interests, plus fixed charges minus preferred stock dividends and dividing that sum by our fixed charges. Our fixed charges for this ratio consist of interest expense, the portion of our rental expense deemed to represent interest (calculated as one third of rental expense), amortization of debt issuance costs and preferred stock dividends.