Exhibit 12.1
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED SHARE DIVIDENDS
Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred share dividends for the periods indicated are set forth below. For purposes of calculating the ratios set forth below, earnings represent net income (loss) from our consolidated statements of operations, as adjusted for fixed charges; fixed charges represent interest expense and preferred share dividends represent income or loss allocated to preferred shares from our consolidated statements of operations.
The following table presents our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred share dividends for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 and for the five years ended December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):
For the Six-Month Period Ended | For the Years Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (26,433 | ) | $ | (285,364 | ) | $ | (168,341 | ) | $ | (38,457 | ) | $ | 110,590 | $ | (440,141 | ) | |||||||
Add back fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 39,552 | 70,892 | 75,317 | 89,649 | 96,690 | 261,824 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Earnings before fixed charges and preferred share dividends | 13,119 | (214,472 | ) | (93,024 | ) | 51,192 | 207,280 | (178,317 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Interest expense | 39,552 | 70,892 | 75,317 | 89,649 | 96,690 | 261,824 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred share dividends | 13,221 | 22,616 | 14,660 | 13,649 | 13,641 | 13,641 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total fixed charges and preferred share dividends | $ | 52,773 | $ | 93,508 | $ | 89,977 | $ | 103,298 | $ | 110,331 | $ | 275,465 | ||||||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | — | (1) | — | (1) | — | (1) | — | (1) | 2.1x | — | (1) | |||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred share dividends | — | (2) | — | (2) | — | (2) | — | (2) | 1.9x | — | (2) | |||||||||||||
| (1) | The dollar amount of the deficiency for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 is $26.4 million and the dollar amount of the deficiency for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009 is $285.4 million, $168.3 million, $38.5 million, and $440.1 million, respectively. |
| (2) | The dollar amount of the deficiency for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 is $39.7 million and the dollar amount of the deficiency for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009 is $308.0 million, $183.0 million, $52.1 million, and $453.8 million, respectively. |
