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Exhibit 12

AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION

STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

The following table reflects the computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

          Three Months
Ended
March 31,
 
    2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015  

Computation of Earnings:

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income on equity method investments

  $ 556,025      $ 506,895      $ 701,294      $ 541,749      $ 865,704      $ 219,364   

Add:

 

Interest expense (1)

    247,504        313,328        403,150        459,779        581,716        148,304   

Operating leases

    90,001        109,817        125,706        148,573        196,491        49,474   

Amortization of interest capitalized

    2,819        2,218        2,315        2,406        2,547        643   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings as adjusted

  896,349      932,258      1,232,465      1,152,507      1,646,458      417,785   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Computation of fixed charges and combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:

Interest expense (1)

  247,504      313,328      403,150      459,779      581,716      148,304   

Interest capitalized

  1,011      2,096      1,926      1,817      2,822      490   

Operating leases

  90,001      109,817      125,706      148,573      196,491      49,474   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

  338,516      425,241      530,782      610,169      781,029      198,268   

Dividends on preferred stock

  —        —        —        —        23,888      9,819   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

  338,516      425,241      530,782      610,169      804,917      208,087   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Excess in earnings required to cover fixed charges

$ 557,833    $ 507,017    $ 701,683    $ 542,338    $ 865,429    $ 219,517   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2)

  2.65      2.19      2.32      1.89      2.11      2.11   

Excess in earnings required to cover combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

$ 557,833    $ 507,017    $ 701,683    $ 542,338    $ 841,541    $ 209,698   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

  2.65      2.19      2.32      1.89      2.05      2.01   

 

(1) Interest expense includes amortization of deferred financing costs. Interest expense also includes an amount related to our capital lease with TV Azteca.
(2) For the purposes of this calculation, “earnings” consists of income from continuing operations before income taxes and income on equity method investments, as well as fixed charges (excluding interest capitalized and amortization of interest capitalized). “Fixed charges” consists of interest expensed and capitalized, amortization of debt discounts, premiums and related issuance costs and the component of rental expense associated with operating leases believed by management to be representative of the interest factor thereon.