RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Published on February 25, 2009
Exhibit
12
Ball
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges
($
in millions)
|
2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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Earnings
before taxes
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$ | 452.8 | $ | 364.5 | $ | 446.9 | $ | 363.6 | $ | 445.9 | ||||||||||
Plus:
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Interest
expensed and capitalized
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144.9 | 155.8 | 142.5 | 121.7 | 105.8 | |||||||||||||||
Interest
expense within rent
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27.8 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 25.6 | 24.8 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization
of capitalized interest
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4.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||
Distributed
income of equity investees
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14.2 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||
Less:
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Interest
capitalized
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(7.2 | ) | (6.4 | ) | (8.1 | ) | (5.3 | ) | (2.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Adjusted
earnings
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$ | 637.3 | $ | 558.2 | $ | 634.1 | $ | 520.1 | $ | 584.6 | ||||||||||
Fixed
charges (a)
|
172.7 | 184.1 | 170.2 | 147.3 | 130.6 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio
of earnings to fixed charges
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3.7 | x | 3.0 | x | 3.6 | x | 3.5 | x | 4.5 | x |
(a)
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Fixed
charges include interest expensed and capitalized as well as interest
expense within rent.
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