EX-12 4 c12029exv12.htm STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIOS Exhibit 12
Exhibit 12.1
EXHIBIT 12 — 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)
                                         
    Year ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
                                       
Earnings before fixed charges:
                                       
Income before allocation of minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries (1)
  $ 144,401     $ 149,937     $ 146,643     $ 142,859     $ 155,300  
Add: Interest expense
    142,819       143,723       147,743       119,597       102,143  
Depreciation expense on cap’d interest
    1,678       1,607       1,245       5,393       4,437  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    6,501       5,179       4,441       3,978       3,770  
 
                             
 
                                       
Earnings before fixed charges
  $ 295,399     $ 300,446     $ 300,072     $ 271,827     $ 265,650  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed charges:
                                       
Interest expense
  $ 142,819     $ 143,723     $ 147,743     $ 119,597     $ 102,143  
Amortization of deferred financing charges
    6,501       5,179       4,441       3,978       3,770  
Capitalized interest
    929       7,640       19,958       45,697       30,837  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed charges
    150,249       156,542       172,142       169,272       136,750  
 
                             
 
                                       
Preferred share distributions
                             
Preferred unit distributions
    21,012       21,012       21,012       17,126       13,691  
 
                             
 
                                       
Combined fixed charges
  $ 171,261     $ 177,554     $ 193,154     $ 186,398     $ 150,441  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    1.97       1.92       1.74       1.61       1.94  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
    1.72       1.69       1.55       1.46       1.77  
 
                             
     
(1)  
Amounts for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 have been reclassified to present properties that have been sold during 2010. As a result, operations have been reclassified to discontinued operations from continuing operations for all periods presented.