General Cable Inactive 10-Q2012 Q1 Quarterly report

Filed: 4 May 12, 12:00am

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Exhibit 12.1

GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in millions)



	Three Fiscal Months Ended March 30,			Year ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
EARNINGS AS DEFINED
Earnings from operations before income taxes and before adjustments for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and after eliminating undistributed earnings of equity method investees	$	37.2		$	124.8		$	122.7		$	96.3		$	280.5		$	298.5
Preferred stock dividend (pre-tax equivalent)	(0.1		)	(0.3		)	(0.3		)	(0.3		)	(0.3		)	(0.5		)
Fixed charges	26.8			104.7			82.1			92.7			109.2			71.3
TOTAL EARNINGS, AS DEFINED	$	63.9		$	229.2		$	204.5		$	188.7		$	389.4		$	369.3
FIXED CHARGES, AS DEFINED
Interest expense	$	24.0		$	94.8		$	73.7		$	82.1		$	98.4		$	63.6
Amortization of capitalized expenses related to debt	0.7			4.4			3.3			4.5			5.7			3.6
Preferred stock dividend (pre-tax equivalent)	0.1			0.3			0.3			0.3			0.3			0.5
Interest component of rent expense	2.0			5.2			4.8			5.8			4.8			3.6
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES, AS DEFINED	$	26.8		$	104.7		$	82.1		$	92.7		$	109.2		$	71.3
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	2.4			2.2			2.5			2.0			3.6			5.2