General Cable 10-Q 2013 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12.1

GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in millions)

	Six months ended June 28,			Year ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011			2010			2009			2008
EARNINGS AS DEFINED
Earnings (loss) from operations before income taxes and before adjustments for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and after eliminating undistributed earnings of equity method investees	$	(21.8	)	$	86.9		$	91.4		$	108.1		$	79.9		$	272.1
Preferred stock dividend (pre-tax equivalent)	(0.2		)	(0.3		)	(0.3		)	(0.3		)	(0.3		)	(0.3		)
Fixed charges	65.4			114.6			104.7			82.1			92.7			109.2
TOTAL EARNINGS, AS DEFINED	$	43.4		$	201.2		$	195.8		$	189.9		$	172.3		$	381.0
FIXED CHARGES, AS DEFINED
Interest expense	$	58.3		$	103.5		$	94.8		$	73.7		$	82.1		$	98.4
Amortization of capitalized expenses related to debt	1.8			3.3			4.4			3.3			4.5			5.7
Preferred stock dividend (pre-tax equivalent)	0.2			0.3			0.3			0.3			0.3			0.3
Interest component of rent expense	5.1			7.5			5.2			4.8			5.8			4.8
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES, AS DEFINED	$	65.4		$	114.6		$	104.7		$	82.1		$	92.7		$	109.2
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	0.7			1.8			1.9			2.3			1.9			3.5