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Exhibit 12.1
 
                     
LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
For the year ended December 31,
($000’s)
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                     
 
                               
Earnings
 
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
 
Income (loss) before benefit (provision) for income taxes, noncontrolling interest, equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities, gains on sale-affiliates and discontinued operations
  $ 11,098     $ (62,407 )   $ (13,912 )   $ 11,545     $ 21,297  
Interest expense
    155,062       161,747       61,671       53,214       34,598  
Amortization expense — debt cost
    4,462       4,409       1,611       1,250       897  
Cash received from joint ventures
    28,052       17,388       22,239       14,663       5,294  
Total
  $ 198,674     $ 121,137     $ 71,609     $ 80,672     $ 62,086  
                                         
                                         
Fixed charges:
                                       
Interest expense
  $ 155,062     $ 161,747     $ 61,671     $ 53,214     $ 34,598  
Amortization expense — debt cost
    4,462       4,409       1,611       1,250       897  
Capitalized interest expense
    350       277       513       816       225  
Total
  $ 159,874     $ 166,433     $ 63,795     $ 55,280     $ 35,720  
                                         
                                         
Ratio
    1.24       N/A       1.12       1.46       1.74  
                                         
   
N/A - Ratio is less than 1.0, deficit of $45,296 existed at December 31, 2007.
 
   
Including debt satisfaction (gains) charges in the calculations results in ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2006, 2005 and 2004 of 1.39, 1.12, 1.50 and 1.74, respectively.