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Express, Inc., et al. – ‘S-4’ on 8/5/10 – EX-12.1

On:  Thursday, 8/5/10, at 5:25pm ET   ·   Accession #:  1193125-10-179585   ·   File #s:  333-168571, -01, -02, -03

1 Reference:  By:  SEC – ‘UPLOAD’ on 8/18/10

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  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 8/05/10  Express, Inc.                     S-4                   19:4.4M                                   RR Donnelley/FA
          Express Finance Corp.
          Express, LLC
          Express GC, LLC

Registration of Securities Issued in a Business-Combination Transaction   —   Form S-4
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-4         Registration of Securities Issued in a              HTML   2.94M 
                          Business-Combination Transaction                       
 2: EX-3.1      Certificate of Formation of Express, LLC.           HTML     11K 
 3: EX-3.2      Limited Liability Company Agreement of Express,     HTML     19K 
                          LLC.                                                   
 4: EX-3.3      Certificate of Incorporation of Express Finance     HTML     15K 
                          Corp.                                                  
 5: EX-3.4      Bylaws of Express Finance Corp.                     HTML     60K 
 6: EX-3.7      Certificate of Formation of Express Gc, LLC.        HTML     29K 
 7: EX-3.8      Limited Liability Company Agreement of Express Gc,  HTML     18K 
                          LLC.                                                   
 8: EX-5.1      Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.                    HTML     20K 
 9: EX-5.2      Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP.     HTML     19K 
10: EX-12.1     Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of         HTML     25K 
                          Earnings to Fixed Charges                              
11: EX-16.1     Letter From Ernst & Young LLP, Independent          HTML      9K 
                          Registered Public Accounting Firm.                     
12: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries of Registrant.                 HTML     10K 
13: EX-23.1     Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP               HTML     10K 
14: EX-23.2     Consent of Ernst & Young LLP                        HTML     10K 
15: EX-23.4     Consent of E-Rewards, Inc.                          HTML     11K 
16: EX-25.1     Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1     HTML     37K 
17: EX-99.1     Form of Letter of Transmittal.                      HTML     63K 
18: EX-99.2     Form of Guaranteed Delivery.                        HTML     33K 
19: EX-99.3     Form of Tender Instructions                         HTML     22K 


EX-12.1   —   Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges


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  Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges  

Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(In Thousands)

 

     Predecessor         Successor
     Year ended    February 4,
2007

through
July 6,
2007
         July 7,
2007

through
February 2,
2008
    Year ended    Thirteen
weeks
ended
     January 28,
2006
    February 3,
2007
              January 31,
2009
    January 30,
2010
   May 1,
2010

Earnings before taxes

   $ (103,227   $ 23,994    $ 37,103         $ (39,912   $ (28,790   $ 76,543    $ 30,944

Fixed charges:

                      

Interest Expense (excluding loss on extinguishment)

     —          —        —             6,978        36,531        53,222      13,623

Interest Element of Lease Costs

     61,940        58,600      22,047           36,466        55,726        56,075      14,126
                                                        

Total fixed charges

   $ 61,940      $ 58,600    $ 22,047         $ 43,444      $ 92,257      $ 109,297    $ 27,749

Earnings before taxes and fixed charges

   $ (41,287   $ 82,594    $ 59,150         $ 3,532      $ 63,467      $ 185,840    $ 58,693

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)

     N/A        1.4      2.7           N/A        N/A        1.7      2.1

 

(1) For fiscal year 2005, the period from July 7, 2007 through February 2, 2008, and fiscal year 2008, our ratio of earnings to fixed charges was less than 1. Our earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $103.2 million, $39.9 million, and $28.8 million for fiscal year 2005, the period from July 7, 2007 through February 2, 2008, and fiscal year 2008, respectively.

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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1/30/10
1/31/09
2/2/08
7/7/07
7/6/07
2/4/07
2/3/07
1/28/06
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1 Subsequent Filing that References this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/18/10  SEC                               UPLOAD9/09/17    1:65K  Express, Inc.
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