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VIRGIN MEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
| Three months ended March 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest | £ | 109.0 | £ | 499.4 | £ | 514.1 | £ | 457.5 | £ | 235.8 | £ | 271.0 | |||||||
Interest portion of rental expense | 16.2 | 15.2 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 14.2 | 14.9 | |||||||||||||
Fixed Charges | £ | 125.2 | £ | 514.6 | £ | 534.4 | £ | 474.9 | £ | 250.0 | £ | 285.9 | |||||||
Earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | £ | (125.5 | ) | £ | (848.9 | ) | £ | (461.1 | ) | £ | (520.6 | ) | £ | (221.9 | ) | £ | (504.4 | ) | |
Fixed charges | 125.2 | 514.6 | 534.4 | 474.9 | 250.0 | 285.9 | |||||||||||||
Less: capitalized interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
(Deficit) earnings | £ | (0.3 | ) | £ | (334.3 | ) | £ | 73.3 | £ | (45.7 | ) | £ | 28.1 | £ | (218.5 | ) | |||
Deficiency(1) | £ | (125.5 | ) | £ | (848.9 | ) | £ | (461.1 | ) | £ | (520.6 | ) | £ | (221.9 | ) | £ | (504.4 | ) |
- (1)
- Earnings for each of the periods presented were inadequate to cover fixed charges by the amounts indicated in this row.
VIRGIN MEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES