EX-12
Published on February 20, 2015
Exhibit 12
Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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2014 |
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2013 |
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2012 |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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Earnings before taxes |
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$ |
645.6 |
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$ |
583.6 |
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$ |
595.6 |
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$ |
659.8 |
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$ |
606.4 |
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Plus: |
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Interest expensed and capitalized (a) |
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198.1 |
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215.5 |
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201.1 |
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185.1 |
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161.1 |
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Interest expense within rent |
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25.6 |
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23.8 |
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22.8 |
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22.1 |
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20.4 |
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Amortization of capitalized interest |
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3.5 |
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4.5 |
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4.4 |
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4.1 |
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3.8 |
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Distributed income of equity investees |
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0.6 |
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1.6 |
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0.8 |
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1.7 |
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2.2 |
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Less: |
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Interest capitalized |
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(5.1 |
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(3.7 |
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(6.2 |
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(8.0 |
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Adjusted earnings |
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$ |
868.3 |
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$ |
825.3 |
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$ |
818.5 |
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$ |
864.8 |
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$ |
791.0 |
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Fixed charges (b) |
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223.7 |
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239.3 |
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223.9 |
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207.2 |
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181.5 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
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3.9 |
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3.4 |
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3.7 |
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4.2 |
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4.4 |
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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.