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| EX-32 - EX-32 - ATMOS ENERGY CORP | d70859exv32.htm |
| EX-15 - EX-15 - ATMOS ENERGY CORP | d70859exv15.htm |
| EX-31 - EX-31 - ATMOS ENERGY CORP | d70859exv31.htm |
| 10-Q - FORM 10-Q - ATMOS ENERGY CORP | d70859e10vq.htm |
Exhibit 12
Atmos Energy Corporation
Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges
December 31, 2009
Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges
December 31, 2009
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| December 31 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | |||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before provision
for income taxes per statement of income |
$ | 151,619 | $ | 123,902 | ||||
Add: |
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Portion of rents representative of the interest factor |
2,097 | 1,771 | ||||||
Interest on debt & amortization of debt expense |
38,708 | 38,991 | ||||||
Income as adjusted |
$ | 192,424 | $ | 164,664 | ||||
Fixed charges: |
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Interest on debt & amortization of debt expense (1) |
$ | 38,708 | $ | 38,991 | ||||
Capitalized interest (2) |
1,431 | 718 | ||||||
Rents |
6,290 | 5,312 | ||||||
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor (3) |
2,097 | 1,771 | ||||||
Fixed charges (1)+(2)+(3) |
$ | 42,236 | $ | 41,480 | ||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
4.56 | 3.97 | ||||||