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Exhibit 12.1
Regency Energy Partners LP
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands, except for ratio amounts)
(Unaudited)
Year Ended December 31, 2009 |
Year Ended December 31, 2008 |
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Earnings: |
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Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations |
$ | 139,394 | $ | 101,062 | $ | (12,600 | ) | $ | (7,244 | ) | $ | (11,592 | ) | |||||
Add: |
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Interest expense |
77,996 | 63,243 | 52,016 | 37,182 | 17,880 | |||||||||||||
Portion of rent under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor |
1,182 | 677 | 477 | 574 | 477 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest |
411 | 279 | 186 | 131 | | |||||||||||||
Less: |
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Noncash income from unconsolidated subsidiary |
| | (43 | ) | (532 | ) | (312 | ) | ||||||||||
Total earnings available for fixed charges |
$ | 218,983 | $ | 165,261 | $ | 40,036 | $ | 30,111 | $ | 6,453 | ||||||||
Fixed Charges: |
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Interest expense |
77,996 | 63,243 | 52,016 | 37,182 | 17,880 | |||||||||||||
Portion of rent under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor |
1,182 | 677 | 477 | 574 | 477 | |||||||||||||
Capitalized interest |
1,722 | 2,409 | 1,754 | 511 | 2,613 | |||||||||||||
Total fixed charges |
$ | 80,900 | $ | 66,329 | $ | 54,247 | $ | 38,267 | $ | 20,970 | ||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (x times) (1) |
2.71 | 2.49 | | | | |||||||||||||
(1) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by: |
$ | | $ | | $ | 14,211 | $ | 8,156 | $ | 14,517 |