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Exhibit 12
Abbott Laboratories
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Unaudited)
(dollars in millions)
|
| 2009 |
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2005 |
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EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS ADD (DEDUCT) |
| $ | 5,746 |
| $ | 4,734 |
| $ | 3,606 |
| $ | 1,717 |
| $ | 3,372 |
|
Taxes on earnings from continuing operations |
| 1,448 |
| 1,122 |
| 863 |
| 559 |
| 1,248 |
| |||||
Amortization of capitalized interest, net of capitalized interest |
| (4 | ) | 6 |
| (25 | ) | (28 | ) | (16 | ) | |||||
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
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EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AS ADJUSTED |
| $ | 7,197 |
| $ | 5,869 |
| $ | 4,453 |
| $ | 2,256 |
| $ | 4,613 |
|
FIXED CHARGES Interest on long-term and short-term debt |
| 520 |
| 528 |
| 593 |
| 416 |
| 241 |
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Capitalized interest cost |
| 23 |
| 17 |
| 42 |
| 43 |
| 29 |
| |||||
Rental expense representative of an interest factor |
| 94 |
| 77 |
| 69 |
| 66 |
| 64 |
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TOTAL FIXED CHARGES |
| 637 |
| 622 |
| 704 |
| 525 |
| 334 |
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TOTAL ADJUSTED EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF FIXED CHARGES |
| $ | 7,834 |
| $ | 6,491 |
| $ | 5,157 |
| $ | 2,781 |
| $ | 4,947 |
|
RATIO OF EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO FIXED CHARGES |
| 12.3 |
| 10.4 |
| 7.3 |
| 5.3 |
| 14.8 |
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NOTE: For the purpose of calculating this ratio, (i) earnings from continuing operations have been calculated by adjusting earnings from continuing operations for taxes on earnings from continuing operations; interest expense; amortization of capitalized interest, net of capitalized interest; noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries; and the portion of rentals representative of the interest factor, (ii) Abbott considers one-third of rental expense to be the amount representing return on capital, and (iii) fixed charges comprise total interest expense, including capitalized interest and such portion of rentals.