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EXHIBIT 7

PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

For the years 2010 through 2014

 

    2014(1)     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
    (in millions, except ratio of earnings to fixed charges)  

Earnings: Income before income tax

           

Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees subsidiaries

  US$ 987      Php 44,148      Php 41,632      Php 43,606      Php 41,085      Php 53,623   

Add (Deduct):

           

Fixed Charges (see description below)

    184        8,237        9,060        10,237        8,945        9,130   

Amortization of capitalized interest

    27        1,198        1,221        2,315        3,355        1,594   

Capitalized interest

    (10     (442     (421     (914     (648     (710
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Earnings(2)

  US$ 1,188      Php 53,141      Php 51,492      Php 55,244      Php 52,737      Php 63,637   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

           

Interest on loans and related items

  US$ 121      Php 5,429      Php 5,086      Php 6,319      Php 5,948      Php 6,177   

Capitalized interest

    10        442        421        914        648        710   

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

    4        164        1,539        1,051        1,036        1,010   

Estimated financing component of rent expense(3)

    49        2,202        2,014        1,953        1,313        1,233   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Charges

  US$ 184      Php 8,237      Php 9,060      Php 10,237      Php 8,945      Php 9,130   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio (a/b)(2)

    6.5        6.5        5.7        5.4        5.9        7.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) We maintain our accounts in Philippine pesos, the functional and presentation currency under IFRS. For convenience, the Philippine peso financial information as at and for the year ended December 31, 2014 has been converted into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of Php44.74 to US$1.00, the Philippine peso-dollar rate as quoted through the Philippine Dealing System as at December 31, 2014.
(2) For purposes of this ratio, “Earnings” consist of: (a) pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees, (b) fixed charges, (c) amortization of capitalized interest, (d) distributed income of equity investees, and (e) share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges; less the sum of the following: (1) capitalized interest, (2) preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries, and (3) the non-controlling interests in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges.

“Fixed charges” consist of interest expense and capitalized interest, amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, an estimate of interest within rental expense, and preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries.

 

(3) Rent expense substantially represents payments for the satellite circuits leased by PLDT. Historically, PLDT has been using one-third of rent expense as a reasonable estimate of the financing component of rent expense, since it is impracticable to determine the actual financing component of rent expense.