EX-12
Published on February 22, 2012
Exhibit 12
Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Earnings before taxes |
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$ |
659.8 |
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$ |
606.4 |
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$ |
536.6 |
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$ |
442.9 |
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$ |
334.1 |
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Plus: |
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Interest expensed and capitalized (a) |
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185.1 |
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161.1 |
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120.8 |
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144.9 |
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155.2 |
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Interest expense within rent |
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22.1 |
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20.4 |
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20.9 |
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23.3 |
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23.7 |
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Amortization of capitalized interest |
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4.1 |
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3.8 |
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3.7 |
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4.0 |
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2.5 |
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Distributed income of equity investees |
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1.7 |
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2.2 |
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14.2 |
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12.9 |
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Less: |
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Interest capitalized |
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(8.0 |
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(2.9 |
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(3.6 |
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(7.2 |
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Adjusted earnings |
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$ |
864.8 |
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$ |
791.0 |
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$ |
678.4 |
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$ |
622.1 |
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$ |
522.6 |
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Fixed charges (b) |
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207.2 |
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181.5 |
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141.7 |
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168.2 |
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178.9 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
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4.2x |
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4.4x |
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4.8x |
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3.7x |
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2.9x |
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(a) Amounts do not include interest for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions.
(b) Fixed charges include interest expensed and capitalized as well as interest expense within rent.