EX-12.2 4 copt12312015ex122.htm EXHIBIT 12.2
EXHIBIT 12.2
Corporate Office Properties, L.P.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in thousands)

|  | Years Ended December 31,
Earnings: |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities and income taxes |  | $ | 120,812 |  |  | $ | 34,590 |  |  | $ | 36,704 |  |  | $ | 8,894 |  |  | $ | (85,574 | )
Gain on sales of real estate, excluding discontinued operations |  | 68,047 |  |  | 10,671 |  |  | 9,016 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2,732 |
Fixed charges (from below) |  | 96,867 |  |  | 99,243 |  |  | 99,676 |  |  | 111,825 |  |  | 122,397 |
Amortization of capitalized interest |  | 2,591 |  |  | 2,374 |  |  | 1,977 |  |  | 1,798 |  |  | 1,610 |
Distributed income (loss) of equity investees |  | 361 |  |  | 225 |  |  | 1,857 |  |  | — |  |  | (31 | )
Subtract: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized interest (from below) |  | (7,151 | ) |  | (6,065 | ) |  | (8,785 | ) |  | (13,903 | ) |  | (17,400 | )
Preferred distributions of other consolidated entities |  | (16 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total earnings |  | $ | 281,511 |  |  | $ | 141,022 |  |  | $ | 140,429 |  |  | $ | 108,635 |  |  | $ | 23,734 |
Fixed charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on continuing operations |  | $ | 89,074 |  |  | $ | 92,393 |  |  | $ | 82,010 |  |  | $ | 86,401 |  |  | $ | 90,037 |
Interest expense on discontinued operations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,221 |  |  | 10,397 |  |  | 14,264 |
Capitalized interest (internal and external) |  | 7,151 |  |  | 6,065 |  |  | 8,785 |  |  | 13,903 |  |  | 17,400 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs-capitalized |  | 8 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 649 |  |  | 183 |
Interest included in rental expense |  | 618 |  |  | 583 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 475 |  |  | 513 |
Preferred distributions of other consolidated entities |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total fixed charges |  | $ | 96,867 |  |  | $ | 99,243 |  |  | $ | 99,676 |  |  | $ | 111,825 |  |  | $ | 122,397 |
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |  | 2.91 |  |  | 1.42 |  |  | 1.41 |  |  | 0.97 |  |  | 0.19 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,190 |  |  | $ | 98,663 |

For purposes of calculating the above ratios, earnings were computed by adding fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest), gain on sales of real estate (excluding discontinued operations) amortization of capitalized interest and distributed income (loss) of equity investees to income (loss) from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests, equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities and income taxes. Fixed charges consist of interest costs and capitalized amortization of debt issuance costs.