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Exhibit 12

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

and L-3 Communications Corporation

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Third Quarter Ended     Year-to-Date Ended  
     September 25,
2015
    September 26,
2014
    September 25,
2015
    September 26,
2014
 
     ($ in millions)  

Earnings:

        

(Loss) income before income taxes

   $ (258   $ 215      $ 24      $ 667   

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (3     (3     (11     (9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes after noncontrolling interests

   $ (261   $ 212      $ 13      $ 658   

Add:

        

Interest expense

     46        46        134        125   

Amortization of debt expense

     1        1        5        4   

Interest component of rent expense

     11        11        33        32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings

   $ (203   $ 270      $ 185      $ 819   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

        

Interest expense

     46        46        134        125   

Amortization of debt expense

     1        1        5        4   

Interest component of rent expense

     11        11        33        32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

   $ 58      $ 58      $ 172      $ 161   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(a)

     —          4.7     1.1     5.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

In the third quarter ended September 25, 2015, the Company incurred losses from operations, and as a result, our earnings were insufficient to cover our fixed charges by $261 million.