EX-12.1 5 w57608exv12w1.htm STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES exv12w1
 

EXHIBIT 12.1 — STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST / LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Amounts in thousands except ratio amounts)
         
    Three months ended  
    March 31, 2008  
 
       
Earnings before fixed charges:
       
Income before allocation of minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
  $ 36,858  
Add: Interest expense
    41,288  
Depreciation expense on cap’d interest
    263  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    1,162  
 
     
 
       
Earnings before fixed charges
  $ 79,571  
 
     
 
       
Fixed charges:
       
Interest expense
  $ 41,288  
Amortization of deferred financing charges
    1,162  
Capitalized interest
    6,843  
 
     
 
       
Fixed charges
    49,293  
 
     
 
       
Preferred share distributions
     
Preferred unit distributions
    5,253  
 
     
 
       
Combined fixed charges
  $ 54,546  
 
     
 
       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    1.61  
 
     
 
       
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
    1.46