Dolan (DOLNQ) 8-K The Dolan Company Announces Pricing

EXHIBIT 12

	Nine months ended September 30, 2012			Nine  months ended September 30, 2012 Proforma
							Years Ended December 31,
							2011		2011 Proforma		2010		2009		2008		2007
Earnings
Pretax (loss) income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests and before income from equity investees adjustment for income or loss from equity investees		(138,475	)		(138,475	)		32,432		32,432		52,196		48,210		20,397		(48,053	)
Fixed Charges (see below)		6,539			6,116			6,591		6,143		6,585		6,334		8,797		71,700
Distributed income of equity investees		2,247			2,247			4,025		4,025		7,000		5,600		7,000		5,600
Less: noncontrolling interests		(9,666	)		(9,666	)		1,833		1,833		2,886		3,784		2,265		3,685
Total earnings		(120,023	)		(120,446	)		41,215		40,767		62,895		56,360		33,929		25,562
Fixed Charges
Interest Expensed		5,925			5,502			5,915		5,467		5,490		5,815		8,255		70,618
Amortization of debt issuance costs		327			327			372		372		868		257		218		744
Interest within rental expense		287			287			304		304		227		262		324		338
Total fixed charges		6,539			6,116			6,591		6,143		6,585		6,334		8,797		71,700
Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries		—			1,841			—		2,415		—		—		—		3,291
Total fixed charges and preference dividends		6,539			7,957			6,591		8,558		6,585		6,334		8,797		74,991
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		(18.35	)		(19.69	)		6.25		6.64		9.55		8.90		3.86		0.36
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends		(18.35	)		(15.14	)		6.25		4.76		9.55		8.90		3.86		0.34
Ratio of combined fixed charges and preference dividends to earnings		(0.05	)		(0.07	)		0.16		0.21		0.10		0.11		0.26		2.93