EXHIBIT 12.1
Corporate Office Properties Trust
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2013

Earnings:
 
 
Income from continuing operations before equity in income of unconsolidated entities and income taxes
 
$
8,633

Gain on sales of real estate, excluding discontinued operations
 
2,683

Combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends (from below)
 
90,245

Amortization of capitalized interest
 
1,566

Distributed income of equity investees
 
257

Subtract:
 
 
Capitalized interest (from below)
 
(6,743
)
Preferred share dividends included in fixed charges
 
(15,481
)
Preferred unit distributions included in fixed charges
 
(495
)
Preferred distributions of other consolidated entities
 
(12
)
Total earnings
 
$
80,653

 
 
 
Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends:
 
 
Combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends:
 
 
Interest expense on continuing operations
 
$
66,851

Interest expense on discontinued operations
 
199

Capitalized interest (internal and external)
 
6,743

Amortization of debt issuance costs-capitalized
 
135

Interest included in rental expense
 
329

Preferred share dividends
 
15,481

Preferred unit distributions
 
495

Preferred distributions of other consolidated entities
 
12

Total combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends
 
$
90,245

 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends
 
(A)

 
 


(A) Combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends exceeded total earnings by $9,592.