EX-12.1 9 a2187715zex-12_1.htm EXHIBIT 12.1

Exhibit 12.1

 

STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

In millions $

 

2008

 

2007

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004(1)

 

2003(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before taxes

 

5,320

 

4,691

 

7,487

 

7,994

 

6,867

 

6,128

 

5,396

 

- Results from associated companies

 

256

 

192

 

412

 

264

 

193

 

68

 

-279

 

Income from continuing operations before taxes (after eliminating our share of results from associated companies)

 

5,064

 

4,499

 

7,075

 

7,730

 

6,674

 

6,060

 

5,675

 

+ Fixed charges

 

174

 

166

 

354

 

379

 

406

 

357

 

320

 

+ Dividends from associated companies

 

248

 

153

 

155

 

114

 

96

 

73

 

62

 

Total EARNINGS

 

5,486

 

4,818

 

7,584

 

8,223

 

7,176

 

6,490

 

6,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

118

 

110

 

237

 

266

 

294

 

261

 

243

 

Interest within rental expense (1/3 of rental)

 

56

 

56

 

117

 

113

 

112

 

96

 

77

 

Total FIXED CHARGES

 

174

 

166

 

354

 

379

 

406

 

357

 

320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

31.5

 

29.0

 

21.4

 

21.7

 

17.7

 

18.2

 

18.9

 

 


(1) We adopted a number of new International Financial Reporting Standards from January 1, 2005, not all of which required retrospective application.  Data for 2004 and 2003 is therefore not comparable with 2007, 2006 and 2005.

 

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