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Exhibit 12.2


Computation of Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to interest expense and preferred dividends
$ in thousands, except ratios

 
  For the Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  

Adjusted EBITDA(1):

                               
 

Net income (loss)

  $ 80,206   $ (769,847 ) $ (181,767 ) $ 236,602   $ 376,034  
 

Add: Interest expense(2)

    346,500     481,116     666,706     629,272     429,807  
 

Add: Depreciation, depletion and amortization(3)

    69,916     98,238     102,745     99,427     83,058  
 

Add: Joint venture depreciation and amortization

    9,858     17,990     14,466     40,826     14,941  
 

Add: Income taxes

    7,023     4,141     10,175     6,972     891  
 

Add: Provision for loan losses

    331,487     1,255,357     1,029,322     185,000     14,000  
 

Add: Impairment of assets(4)

    22,381     141,018     334,830     144,184     5,683  
 

Add: Stock-based compensation expense

    19,355     23,593     23,542     17,601     11,435  
 

Less: Gain on early extinguishment of debt, net

    (108,923 )   (547,349 )   (393,131 )   (225 )    
                       

Total Adjusted EBITDA(1)

  $ 777,803   $ 704,257   $ 1,606,888   $ 1,359,659   $ 935,849  

Interest expense and preferred dividends:

                               
 

Interest expense(2)

  $ 346,500   $ 481,116   $ 666,706   $ 629,272   $ 429,807  
 

Preferred dividends

    42,320     42,320     42,320     42,320     42,320  
                       

Total interest expense and preferred dividends

  $ 388,820   $ 523,436   $ 709,026   $ 671,592   $ 472,127  
 

Adjusted EBITDA/interest expense and preferred dividends

    2.0 x   1.4 x   2.3 x   2.0 x   2.0 x

Explanatory Notes:


(1)
Adjusted EBITDA should be examined in conjunction with net income (loss) as shown in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of the Company's performance, or to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the Company's liquidity, nor is Adjusted EBITDA indicative of funds available to fund the Company's cash needs or available for distribution to shareholders. Rather, Adjusted EBITDA is an additional measure for the Company to use to analyze how its business is performing. In addition, in calculating its ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to interest expense and preferred stock dividends, the Company makes adjustments for impairments of assets and provisions for loan losses because they are significant non-cash items and the Company believes that investors may find it useful to consider the Company's coverage of its interest and preferred dividend payments without the effect of these non-cash items, as an additional measure to earnings to fixed charges. It should be noted that the Company's manner of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the calculations of similarly-titled measures by other companies.

(2)
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, interest expense includes $30,515, $66,876, $47,995, $18,554 and $19,327, respectively, of interest expenses reclassified to discontinued operations.

(3)
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, depreciation, depletion and amortization includes $7,541, $36,029, $40,811, $43,560 and $43,291, respectively, of depreciation, depletion and amortization reclassified to discontinued operations.

(4)
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, impairment of assets includes $1,860, $14,430, $296, $297 and $297, respectively, of impairment of assets reclassified to discontinued operations.



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