EX-12 5 h69305exv12.htm EX-12 exv12
EXHIBIT 12
DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                                 
    Year Ended December 31,   Nine months
ended
September 30,
 
    2004     2005     2006     2007     2008(1)   2009(1)  
(amounts in thousands)
                                             
Earnings:
                                             
Pretax income from continuing operations
  $ 121,840     $ 248,041     $ 329,574     $ 393,414     $ 624,228   $ (128,381
Plus: Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates
    136       (314 )     (776 )     1,110       (5,354 )   (5,802 )
Plus: Distributions of equity investee
    508       528       925       1,427       7,139     8,197  
Plus: Amortization of capitalized interest
                53       169       1,420     1,708  
Plus: Fixed charges (below)
    20,412       21,059       37,533       55,917       67,576     90,735  
Less: Interest capitalized
            (1,649 )     (11,333 )     (20,385 )     (29,161 )   (48,699 )
 
                                 
Earnings
  $ 142,896     $ 267,665     $ 355,976     $ 431,652     $ 665,848   $ (82,242 )
 
                                 
 
                                             
Fixed Charges:
                                             
Interest expense
  $ 19,468     $ 17,978     $ 23,575     $ 30,830     $ 32,596   $ 36,960  
Capitalized interest
          1,649       11,333       20,385       29,161     48,699  
Interest component of rent expense(3)
    944       1,432       2,625       4,702       5,819     5,076  
Imputed preferred dividend
                                 
Preferred dividend tax effect
                                 
 
                                 
Fixed charges
  $ 20,412     $ 21,059     $ 37,533     $ 55,917     $ 67,576   $ 90,735  
 
                                 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    7.0       12.7       9.5       7.7       9.9     (2)
 
                                 
 
(1) The pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges is calculated as it relates only to Denbury and its capital structure. It gives effect to the use of $600 million of proceeds from the notes offered hereunder and the higher interest expense assuming Enore’s 6% Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes, and 7.25% Senior Subordinated Notes (collectively “Encore’s Old Notes) will be purchased either through tender offers or change of control offers. The higher interest expense added to fixed charges represents only incremental interest expense (approximately 2%) to be incurred under the notes offered hereunder over the weighted average interest rate of Encore’s Old Notes. The pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges does not include any adjustments for Encore’s historical earnings or fixed charges, nor does it include any fixed charges associated with the other $400 million of proceeds from the notes offered hereunder used to effect the acquisition. Based upon these assumptions, the ratio of pro forma earnings to fixed charges for the year ended December 31, 2008 was 8.3x, and pro forma earnings were inadequate to cover pro forma fixed charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 by $182.5 million.
 
(2) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 by $173.0 million.
 
(3) Represents that portion of rental expense which we believe to be representative of an interest factor.