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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 3, February 26, February 27, February 28, March 1,
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
(53 Weeks) (52 Weeks) (52 Weeks) (52 Weeks) (52 Weeks)
(dollars in thousands)
Fixed charges:
Interest expense ................... 529,255 547,581 515,763 477,627 449,596
Interest portion of net rental expense(1) . 325,631 321,888 320,506 320,947 287,934
Fixed charges before capitalized interest
and preferred stock dividend
requirements .................... 854,886 869,469 836,269 798,574 737,530
Preferred stock dividend requirements(2) . 19,838 18,692 17,614 43,536 65,066
Capitalized interest ................. 315 509 859 1,434 2,069
Total fixed charges ................. 875,039 888,670 854,742 843,544 804,665
Earnings:
Loss before income taxes ............ (392,257) (545,582) (479,918) (2,582,794) (273,499)
Preferred stock dividend requirements(2) . (19,838) (18,692) (17,614) (43,536) (65,066)
Fixed charges before capitalized interest . 874,724 888,161 853,883 842,110 802,596
Total adjusted earnings (loss) .......... 462,629 323,887 356,351 (1,784,220) 464,031
Earnings to fixed charges deficiency ...... (412,410) (564,783) (498,391) (2,627,764) (340,634)
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 1, 2008, February 28, 2009, February 27, 2010, February 26, 2011, and
March 3, 2012 earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $340.6 million,
$2.6 billion, $498.4 million, $564.8 million, and $412.4 million respectively.