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Exhibit 12.2
EQUITY COMMONWEALTH
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS
(dollars in thousands)
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013(1) | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense and equity in earnings of investees | 30,166 | $ | 233,639 | $ | 102,221 | $ | (63 | ) | $ | (62,034 | ) | |||||||||
Gains on equity transactions of investees | — | — | — | (17,020 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Fixed charges before preferred distributions | 52,183 | 84,329 | 107,316 | 143,838 | 174,753 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions from investees | — | — | — | 20,680 | 24,079 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted Earnings | $ | 82,349 | $ | 317,968 | $ | 209,537 | $ | 147,435 | $ | 136,798 | ||||||||||
Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense (including net amortization of debt discounts, premiums and deferred financing fees) | $ | 52,183 | $ | 84,329 | $ | 107,316 | $ | 143,838 | $ | 174,753 | ||||||||||
Preferred distributions | 7,988 | 17,956 | 27,924 | 32,095 | 44,604 | |||||||||||||||
Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions | $ | 60,171 | $ | 102,285 | $ | 135,240 | $ | 175,933 | $ | 219,357 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions | 1.4 | x | 3.1x | 1.5x | 0.8x | (2) | 0.6x | (3) | ||||||||||||
(1) | Reclassifications have been made to the prior years' financial statements to conform to the current year's presentation. |
(2) | The deficiency for this period was $28,498. |
(3) | The deficiency for this period was $82,559. |