EXHIBIT 12.1
Corporate Office Properties Trust
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities and income taxes
 
$
120,812

 
$
34,590

 
$
36,704

 
$
8,894

 
$
(85,580
)
Gain on sales of real estate, excluding discontinued operations
 
68,047

 
10,671

 
9,016

 
21

 
2,732

Combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends (from below)
 
111,737

 
115,842

 
120,307

 
133,345

 
139,159

Amortization of capitalized interest
 
2,591

 
2,374

 
1,977

 
1,798

 
1,610

Distributed income (loss) of equity investees
 
361

 
225

 
1,857

 

 
(31
)
Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized interest (from below)
 
(7,151
)
 
(6,065
)
 
(8,785
)
 
(13,903
)
 
(17,400
)
Preferred share dividends included in fixed charges
 
(14,210
)
 
(15,939
)
 
(19,971
)

(20,844
)

(16,102
)
Preferred unit distributions included in fixed charges
 
(660
)
 
(660
)
 
(660
)

(660
)

(660
)
Preferred distributions of other consolidated entities
 
(16
)
 
(16
)
 
(16
)
 
(16
)
 

Total earnings
 
$
281,511

 
$
141,022

 
$
140,429

 
$
108,635

 
$
23,728

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense on continuing operations
 
$
89,074

 
$
92,393

 
$
82,010

 
$
86,401

 
$
90,037

Interest expense on discontinued operations
 

 

 
8,221

 
10,397

 
14,264

Capitalized interest (internal and external)
 
7,151

 
6,065

 
8,785

 
13,903

 
17,400

Amortization of debt issuance costs-capitalized
 
8

 
186

 
144

 
649

 
183

Interest included in rental expense
 
618

 
583

 
500

 
475

 
513

Preferred share dividends
 
14,210

 
15,939

 
19,971

 
20,844

 
16,102

Preferred unit distributions
 
660

 
660

 
660

 
660

 
660

Preferred distributions of other consolidated entities
 
16

 
16

 
16

 
16

 

Total combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends
 
$
111,737

 
$
115,842

 
$
120,307

 
$
133,345

 
$
139,159

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends
 
2.52

 
1.22

 
1.17

 
0.81

 
0.17

 
 
 
 


 


 
$
24,710

 
$
115,431


For purposes of calculating the above ratios, earnings were computed by adding fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest), gain on sales of real estate (excluding discontinued operations) amortization of capitalized interest and distributed income (loss) of equity investees to income (loss) from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests, equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities and income taxes. Fixed charges consist of interest costs and capitalized amortization of debt issuance costs.