Exhibit 12.1
SunGard Capital Corp.
SunGard Capital Corp. II
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Unaudited)
($ in millions)
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2011 | |
Fixed charges | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 150 | | | $ | 120 | | | $ | 446 | | | $ | 366 | |
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount | | | 10 | | | | 10 | | | | 33 | | | | 29 | |
Portion of rental expense representative of interest | | | 19 | | | | 20 | | | | 58 | | | | 59 | |
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Total fixed charges | | $ | 179 | | | $ | 150 | | | $ | 537 | | | $ | 454 | |
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Earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | | $ | (287 | ) | | $ | (68 | ) | | $ | (440 | ) | | $ | (208 | ) |
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Fixed charges per above | | | 179 | | | | 150 | | | | 537 | | | | 454 | |
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Total earnings | | $ | (108 | ) | | $ | 82 | | | $ | 97 | | | $ | 246 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | * | | | | * | | | | * | | | | * | |
* | Earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $287 million and $68 million, respectively. Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $440 million and $208 million, respectively. |