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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):

 

          Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 
    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      $ 390,500   

Add:

 

Interest expense (1)

    247,504        313,328        403,150        459,779        581,716        297,181   

Operating leases

    90,001        109,817        125,706        148,573        196,491        112,068   

Amortization of interest capitalized

    2,819        2,218        2,315        2,406        2,547        1,297   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings as adjusted

    896,349        932,258        1,232,465        1,152,507        1,646,458        801,046   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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        297,181   

Interest capitalized

    1,011        2,096        1,926        1,817        2,822        927   

Operating leases

    90,001        109,817        125,706        148,573        196,491        112,068   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

    338,516        425,241        530,782        610,169        781,029        410,176   

Dividends on preferred stock

    —          —          —          —          23,888        36,601   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

    338,516        425,241        530,782        610,169        804,917        446,777   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Excess in earnings required to cover
fixed charges

  $ 557,833      $ 507,017      $ 701,683      $ 542,338      $ 865,429      $ 390,870   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2)

    2.65        2.19        2.32        1.89        2.11        1.95   

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

  $ 557,833      $ 507,017      $ 701,683      $ 542,338      $ 841,541      $ 354,269   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends

    2.65        2.19        2.32        1.89        2.05        1.79   

 

(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.