PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
EXHIBIT 12
STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Unaudited, in thousands, except ratio data)
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| | | | For The Three Months | | For The Nine Months |
| | | | Ended September 30, | | Ended September 30, |
| | �� | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
Net income | | | | $ | 38,994 | | $ | 46,277 | | $ | 105,397 | | $ | 115,941 |
Interest expense | | | | | 129 | | | 3,354 | | | 5,436 | | | 9,979 |
Earnings available to cover fixed charges | | | | $ | 39,123 | | $ | 49,631 | | $ | 110,833 | | $ | 125,920 |
Fixed charges (1) | | | | $ | 243 | | $ | 3,637 | | $ | 6,289 | | $ | 10,792 |
Preferred stock dividends | | | | | 13,833 | | | 17,609 | | | 41,498 | | | 47,853 |
Combined fixed charges and preferred distributions | | | | $ | 14,076 | | $ | 21,246 | | $ | 47,787 | | $ | 58,645 |
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | | | 161.0 | | | 13.6 | | | 17.6 | | | 11.7 |
Ratio of earnings to combined | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
fixed charges and preferred distributions | | | | | 2.8 | | | 2.3 | | | 2.3 | | | 2.1 |
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| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2011 |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 148,970 | | $ | 204,700 | | $ | 116,144 | | $ | 94,395 | | $ | 99,563 |
Interest expense | | 13,270 | | | 13,509 | | | 16,074 | | | 20,618 | | | 5,455 |
Earnings from continuing operations available to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cover fixed charges | $ | 162,240 | | $ | 218,209 | | $ | 132,218 | | $ | 115,013 | | $ | 105,018 |
Fixed charges (1) | $ | 14,428 | | $ | 14,453 | | $ | 16,433 | | $ | 20,618 | | $ | 5,455 |
Preferred stock dividends | | 61,885 | | | 60,488 | | | 59,216 | | | 69,136 | | | 41,799 |
Preferred partnership distributions | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 323 | | | (6,991) |
Combined fixed charges and preferred distributions | $ | 76,313 | | $ | 74,941 | | $ | 75,649 | | $ | 90,077 | | $ | 40,263 |
Ratio of earnings from continuing operations to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
fixed charges | | 11.2 | | | 15.1 | | | 8.0 | | | 5.6 | | | 19.3 |
Ratio of earnings from continuing operations to combined | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
fixed charges and preferred distributions | | 2.1 | | | 2.9 | | | 1.7 | | | 1.3 | | | 2.6 |
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(1)Fixed charges include interest expense and capitalized interest.
PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
EXHIBIT 12
STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Unaudited, in thousands, except ratio data)
Supplemental Disclosure of Ratio of Funds from Operations (“FFO”) to Fixed Charges:
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| | | | For The Three Months | | For The Nine Months |
| | | | Ended September 30, | | Ended September 30, |
| | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
FFO | | | | $ | 49,792 | | $ | 38,905 | | $ | 138,785 | | $ | 119,096 |
Interest expense | | | | | 129 | | | 3,354 | | | 5,436 | | | 9,979 |
Preferred stock dividends | | | | | 13,833 | | | 17,609 | | | 41,498 | | | 47,853 |
FFO available to cover fixed charges | | | | $ | 63,754 | | $ | 59,868 | | $ | 185,719 | | $ | 176,928 |
Fixed charges (1) | | | | $ | 243 | | $ | 3,637 | | $ | 6,289 | | $ | 10,792 |
Preferred stock dividends (2) | | | | | 13,833 | | | 15,122 | | | 41,498 | | | 45,366 |
Combined fixed charges and preferred distributions paid | | | | $ | 14,076 | | $ | 18,759 | | $ | 47,787 | | $ | 56,158 |
Ratio of available FFO to fixed charges | | | | | 262.4 | | | 16.5 | | | 29.5 | | | 16.4 |
Ratio of available FFO to combined fixed charges and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
preferred distributions paid | | | | | 4.5 | | | 3.2 | | | 3.9 | | | 3.2 |
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| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2011 |
FFO | $ | 164,244 | | $ | 162,196 | | $ | 165,845 | | $ | 134,472 | | $ | 149,797 |
Interest expense | | 13,270 | | | 13,509 | | | 16,074 | | | 20,618 | | | 5,455 |
Net income allocable to noncontrolling interests — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
preferred units | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 323 | | | (6,991) |
Preferred stock dividends | | 61,885 | | | 60,488 | | | 59,216 | | | 69,136 | | | 41,799 |
FFO available to cover fixed charges | $ | 239,399 | | $ | 236,193 | | $ | 241,135 | | $ | 224,549 | | $ | 190,060 |
Fixed charges (1) | $ | 14,428 | | $ | 14,453 | | $ | 16,433 | | $ | 20,618 | | $ | 5,455 |
Preferred stock dividends (2) | | 59,398 | | | 60,488 | | | 59,216 | | | 51,969 | | | 41,799 |
Preferred partnership distributions (2) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 174 | | | 398 |
Combined fixed charges and preferred distributions paid | $ | 73,826 | | $ | 74,941 | | $ | 75,649 | | $ | 72,761 | | $ | 47,652 |
Ratio of available FFO to fixed charges | | 16.6 | | | 16.3 | | | 14.7 | | | 10.9 | | | 34.8 |
Ratio of available FFO to combined fixed charges and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
preferred distributions paid | | 3.2 | | | 3.2 | | | 3.2 | | | 3.1 | | | 4.0 |
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(1)Fixed charges include interest expense and capitalized interest.
(2)Excludes the issuance costs related to the redemption/repurchase of preferred equity and the gain on the repurchase of preferred equity.