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                     Exhibit 12

LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST

For the year ended December 31,

($000’s)

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(UNAUDITED)

 
                     
   

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

Earnings:

                   

Income (loss) before benefit  (provision) for income taxes, noncontrolling interests, equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated entities, gains on sales of properties – 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

Preferred Stock dividend

 

26,915

 

26,733

 

16,435

 

16,435

 

6,945

Total

$

186,789

$

193,166

$

80,230

$

71,715

$

42,665

                     
                     

Ratio

 

1.06

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

1.12

 

1.46

                     
 

N/A - Ratio is less than 1.0, deficit of $72,029 and $8,621 exists at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

Including debt satisfaction (gains) charges in the calculations results in ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends for the years

ended December 31, 2008, 2005 and 2004 of 1.09, 1.13 and 1.45, respectively.