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Exhibit 12

RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

        We have calculated the ratio of earnings to fixed charges in the following table by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings include pre-tax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges, before capitalized interest. Fixed charges include interest, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt expense, preferred stock dividend requirement and that portion of rental expense which is representative of the interest factor in those rentals.

 
  Year Ended  
 
  March 2,
2013
  March 3,
2012
  February 26,
2011
  February 27,
2010
  February 28,
2009
 
 
  (52 Weeks)
  (53 Weeks)
  (52 Weeks)
  (52 Weeks)
  (52 Weeks)
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 

Fixed charges:

                               

Interest expense

    515,421     529,255     547,581     515,763     477,627  

Interest portion of net rental expense(1)

    317,080     325,631     321,888     320,506     320,947  
                       

Fixed charges before capitalized interest and preferred stock dividend requirements

    832,501     854,886     869,469     836,269     798,574  

Preferred stock dividend requirements(2)

    21,056     19,838     18,692     17,614     43,536  

Capitalized interest

    399     315     509     859     1,434  
                       

Total fixed charges

    853,956     875,039     888,670     854,742     843,544  

Earnings:

                               

Income (loss) before income taxes

    7,505     (392,257 )   (545,582 )   (479,918 )   (2,582,794 )

Preferred stock dividend requirements(2)

    (21,056 )   (19,838 )   (18,692 )   (17,614 )   (43,536 )

Fixed charges before capitalized interest

    853,557     874,724     888,161     853,883     842,110  
                       

Total adjusted earnings (loss)

    840,006     462,629     323,887     356,351     (1,784,220 )
                       

Earnings to fixed charges deficiency

    (13,950 )   (412,410 )   (564,783 )   (498,391 )   (2,627,764 )
                       

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(3)

                     

(1)
The interest portion of net rental expense is estimated to be equal to one-third of the minimum rental expense for the period.

(2)
The preferred stock dividend requirement is computed as the pre-tax earnings that would be required to cover preferred stock dividends.

(3)
For the years ended, February 28, 2009, February 27, 2010, February 26, 2011, March 3, 2012, and March 2, 2013 earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $2.6 billion, $498.4 million, $564.8 million, $412.4 million, and $14.0 million respectively.



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