Empire District Electric (EDE) 10-Q 2013 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT (12)

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Twelve
	Months Ended
	March 31, 2013
Income before provision for income taxes and fixed charges (Note A)	$	141,404,581
Fixed charges:
Interest on long-term debt	$	39,488,308
Interest on short-term debt	204,615
Other interest	1,082,791
Rental expense representative of an interest factor (Note B)	6,681,485
Total fixed charges	$	47,457,199
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	2.98X

NOTE A:For the purpose of determining earnings in the calculation of the ratio, net income has been increased by the provision for income taxes, non-operating income taxes and by the sum of fixed charges as shown above.

NOTE B:One-third of rental expense (which approximates the interest factor).