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10-K - FORM 10-K - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894e10vk.htm
EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv21.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv31w2.htm
EX-31.4 - EXHIBIT 31.4 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv31w4.htm
EX-31.3 - EXHIBIT 31.3 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv31w3.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv32w1.htm
EX-32.3 - EXHIBIT 32.3 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv32w3.htm
EX-23.2 - EXHIBIT 23.2 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv23w2.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv32w2.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv31w1.htm
EX-32.4 - EXHIBIT 32.4 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv32w4.htm
EX-3.1.24 - EXHIBIT 3.1.24 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv3w1w24.htm
EX-23.1 - EXHIBIT 23.1 - LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUSTc96894exv23w1.htm
EXHIBIT 12 — STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST / LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Amounts in thousands except ratio amounts)
                                         
    Year ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
 
                                       
Earnings before fixed charges:
                                       
Income before allocation of minority interest and income from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries (1)
  $ 150,936     $ 148,415     $ 145,112     $ 157,715     $ 211,942  
Add: Interest expense
    144,367       148,435       120,218       102,813       101,767  
Depreciation expense on cap’d interest
    1,607       1,245       5,393       4,437       3,829  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    5,202       4,461       3,999       3,795       3,849  
 
                             
 
                                       
Earnings before fixed charges
  $ 302,112     $ 302,556     $ 274,722     $ 268,760     $ 321,387  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed charges:
                                       
Interest expense
  $ 144,367     $ 148,435     $ 120,218     $ 102,813     $ 101,767  
Amortization of deferred financing charges
    5,202       4,461       3,999       3,795       3,849  
Capitalized interest
    7,640       19,958       45,697       30,837       17,748  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed charges
    157,209       172,854       169,914       137,445       123,364  
 
                             
 
Preferred share distributions
                             
Preferred unit distributions
    21,012       21,012       17,126       13,691       12,095  
 
                             
 
                                       
Combined fixed charges
  $ 178,221     $ 193,866     $ 187,040     $ 151,136     $ 135,459  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    1.92       1.75       1.62       1.96       2.61  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
    1.70       1.56       1.47       1.78       2.37  
 
                             
     
(1)  
Amounts for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 have been reclassified to present properties that have been sold during 2009. As a result, operations have been reclassified to discontinued operations from continuing operations for all periods presented.