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Exhibit 12
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(amounts in thousands of dollars)
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FISCAL YEAR |
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2009 |
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EARNINGS |
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Earnings before income taxes |
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1,057,393 |
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580,768 |
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710,276 |
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706,063 |
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$ |
621,046 |
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Plus fixed charges: |
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Interest expense (1) |
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45,603 |
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72,554 |
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72,258 |
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48,461 |
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10,386 |
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Rent interest factor (2) |
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11,183 |
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9,527 |
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9,144 |
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8,190 |
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7,659 |
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TOTAL FIXED CHARGES |
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56,786 |
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82,081 |
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81,402 |
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56,651 |
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18,045 |
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EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES |
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$ |
1,114,179 |
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662,849 |
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$ |
791,678 |
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$ |
762,714 |
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639,091 |
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES |
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19.6 |
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8.1 |
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9.7 |
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13.5 |
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35.4 |
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(1) |
Interest expense consists of interest on indebtedness and amortization of debt issuance costs. |
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(2) |
Approximately one-third of rental expense is deemed representative of the interest factor. |