EXHIBIT 12.1
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:
| | Nine Months | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | | | | | | |
| | September | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | (1) | | 2006 | (1) | | 2005 | (1) | | 2004 | (1) |
| | 30, 2009 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Earnings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Add: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pre-tax income/(loss) fromcontinuing operations | | 24,874,744 | | | 24,857,523 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Fixed Charges | | 225,858 | | | 291,130 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Minority interest in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries | | 115,742 | | | 241,197 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Capitalized | | - | | | - | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Earnings including short-terminvestment interest | | 24,984,860 | | | 24,907,456 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Income | | 238,492 | | | 214,850 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Excluding short-terminvestmentinterest | | 24,746,368 | | | 24,692,606 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Fixed Charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest on indebtedness | | 225,858 | | | 179,130 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Interest within rent expense | | - | | | 112,000 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Total fixed charges | | 225,858 | | | 291,130 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixedcharges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Including deposit interest | | 110.62 | | | 85.55 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Excluding deposit interest | | 109.57 | | | 84.82 | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
(1) During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004, we did not incur any interest expense or other fixed charges, therefore, a ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges is not applicable for these periods.