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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  
 
  February 27,
2010
  February 28,
2009
  March 1,
2008
  March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
 
 
  (52 Weeks)
  (52 Weeks)
  (52 Weeks)
  (52 Weeks)
  (53 Weeks)
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 

Fixed charges:

                               
 

Interest expense

    515,763     477,627     449,596     275,219     277,017  
 

Interest portion of net rental expense(1)

    320,506     320,947     287,934     195,592     189,756  
                       
 

Fixed charges before capitalized interest and preferred stock dividend requirements

    836,269     798,574     737,530     470,811     466,773  
 

Preferred stock dividend requirements(2)

    17,614     43,536     65,066     62,910     65,446  
 

Capitalized interest

    859     1,434     2,069     1,474     934  
                       
 

Total fixed charges

    854,742     843,544     804,665     535,195     533,153  

Earnings:

                               
 

(Loss) income before income taxes

    (479,918 )   (2,582,794 )   (273,499 )   13,582     43,254  
 

Preferred stock dividend requirements(2)

    (17,614 )   (43,536 )   (65,066 )   (62,910 )   (65,446 )
 

Fixed charges before capitalized interest

    853,883     842,110     802,596     533,721     532,219  
                       
 

Total adjusted (loss) earnings

    356,351     (1,784,220 )   464,031     484,393     510,027  
                       

Earnings to fixed charges (deficiency) excess

    (498,391 )   (2,627,764 )   (340,634 )   (50,802 )   (23,126 )
                       
 

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 March 4, 2006, March 3, 2007, March 1, 2008, February 28, 2009 and February 27, 2010 earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $23.1 million, $50.8 million, $340.6 million, $2.6 billion and $498.4 million, respectively.



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