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EXHIBIT 12
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
 
 
 
Years
Ended
December 31,
 
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
 
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
 
($ in millions)
EARNINGS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change
 
$
991

 
$
(9,288
)
 
$
2,884

 
$
2,880

 
$
(974
)
 
$
165

Interest expense(a)
 
225

 
237

 
122

 
94

 
142

 
28

(Gain)/loss on investment in equity investees in excess of distributed earnings
 
40

 
39

 
(232
)
 
(154
)
 
108

 
29

Amortization of capitalized interest
 
74

 
150

 
212

 
297

 
402

 
114

Loan cost amortization
 
19

 
26

 
25

 
28

 
43

 
9

Earnings
 
$
1,349

 
$
(8,836
)
 
$
3,011

 
$
3,145

 
$
(279
)
 
$
345

FIXED CHARGES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense
 
$
225

 
$
237

 
$
122

 
$
94

 
$
142

 
$
28

Capitalized interest
 
586

 
627

 
711

 
727

 
976

 
228

Loan cost amortization
 
19

 
26

 
25

 
28

 
43

 
9

Fixed Charges
 
$
830

 
$
890

 
$
858

 
$
849

 
$
1,161

 
$
265

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred dividend requirements
 
$
33

 
$
23

 
$
111

 
$
172

 
$
171

 
$
43

Ratio of income (loss) before provision for taxes to net income (loss)(b)
 
1.64

 
1.59

 
1.63

 
1.65

 
1.64

 
1.61

Preferred Dividends
 
$
54

 
$
37

 
$
181

 
$
284

 
$
280

 
$
69

COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND REFERRED DIVIDENDS
 
$
884

 
$
927

 
$
1,039

 
$
1,131

 
$
1,441

 
$
334

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
1.6

 
(9.9
)
 
3.5

 
3.7

 
(0.2
)
 
1.3

INSUFFICIENT COVERAGE
 
$

 
$
9,726

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,440

 
$
1

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
 
1.5

 
(9.5
)
 
2.9

 
2.8

 
(0.2
)
 

INSUFFICIENT COVERAGE
 
$

 
$
9,763

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,720

 
$

 
(a)
Excludes the effect of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate derivatives and includes amortization of bond discount.
(b)
Amounts of income (loss) before provision for taxes and of net income (loss) exclude the cumulative effect of accounting change.