EXHIBIT 12
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

| Years Ended December 31,
(dollars in millions) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
Earnings Available for Fixed Charges: |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | $ | 152.5 |  | $ | 293.8 |  | $ | 428.6 |  | $ | 3.2 |  | $ | 624.9 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 1.5 |  | (0.4 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (0.1 | )
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2.0 | ) | (3.1 | )
Total earnings | 154.0 |  | 293.4 |  | 428.0 |  | (0.1 | ) | 621.7 |
Fixed charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense (1) | 88.4 |  | 121.9 |  | 146.3 |  | 146.8 |  | 118.0 |
Portion of rent determined to be interest (2) | 42.7 |  | 40.5 |  | 39.7 |  | 42.6 |  | 36.2 |
| $ | 285.1 |  | $ | 455.8 |  | $ | 614.0 |  | $ | 189.3 |  | $ | 775.9 |
Fixed Charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expensed and capitalized | $ | 90.1 |  | $ | 122.7 |  | $ | 147.5 |  | $ | 147.5 |  | $ | 120.9 |
Portion of rent determined to be interest (2) | 42.7 |  | 40.5 |  | 39.7 |  | 42.6 |  | 36.2 |
| $ | 132.8 |  | $ | 163.2 |  | $ | 187.2 |  | $ | 190.1 |  | $ | 157.1 |
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 2.15 |  | 2.79 |  | 3.28 |  | 1.00 |  | 4.94 |

(1) Excludes interest capitalized during the year.

(2) | A standard ratio of 33% was applied to gross rent expense to approximate the interest portion of short-term and long-term leases.