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Exhibit 12

 

NEENAH PAPER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT REGARDING THE COMPUTATION OF

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in millions, except ratio of earnings to fixed charges)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

 

$

34.8

 

$

(6.8

)

$

(41.9

)

$

28.5

 

$

29.2

 

Plus fixed charges

 

21.7

 

24.2

 

26.0

 

26.1

 

19.8

 

Numerator

 

$

56.5

 

$

17.4

 

$

(15.9

)

$

54.6

 

$

49.0

 

Interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs)

 

$

20.5

 

$

23.4

 

$

25.0

 

$

25.5

 

$

19.4

 

Interest portion of rent expense (a)

 

1.2

 

0.8

 

1.0

 

0.6

 

0.4

 

Fixed charges

 

$

21.7

 

$

24.2

 

$

26.0

 

$

26.1

 

$

19.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (b)

 

2.6x

 

 

 

2.1x

 

2.5x

 

 


(a)          Represents one-third of rent expense which is deemed to be the financing portion of the lease agreements.

(b)         Fixed charges exceeded earnings for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 by $6.8 million and $41.9 million, respectively.