Beam Therapeutics 10-Q 2010 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12

FORTUNE BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND

PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

(Dollar amounts in millions)

	Years Ended December 31,												Six Months Ended June 30,
	2005			2006		2007		2008			2009		2010
Earnings Available:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and extraordinary items	$	919.3		$	1,179.3	$	1,120.2	$	188.4		$	283.4	$	342.0
Total Fixed Charges		188.5			349.1		336.1		254.2			233.7		117.6
Less: Income (loss) of equity investees included above		(0.2	)		—		—		(24.4	)		4.0		(2.9	)
Capitalized interest		—			—		0.7		—			—		—
Total Earnings Available	$	1,108.0		$	1,528.4	$	1,455.6	$	467.0		$	513.1	$	462.5
Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends:
Interest expense and amortization of debt discount and expenses	$	170.8		$	332.4	$	318.5	$	237.2		$	215.8	$	108.7
Portion of rentals representative of an interest factor		17.7			16.7		17.6		17.0			17.9		8.9
Total Fixed Charges	$	188.5		$	349.1	$	336.1	$	254.2		$	233.7	$	117.6
Preferred dividend requirements		0.6			0.6		0.8		0.7			0.6		0.3
Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends	$	189.1		$	349.7	$	336.9	$	254.9		$	234.3	$	117.9
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		5.88			4.38		4.33		1.84			2.20		3.93
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends		5.86			4.37		4.32		1.83			2.19		3.92