Match (MTCH) S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 12.1

Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges

(dollars in thousands)

	Nine months ended September 30,						Year ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2012			2011			2010			2009			2008
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in (losses) income of unconsolidated affiliates	$	308,680		$	237,007		$	314,407		$	207,822		$	48,362		$	(932,985	)	$	94,600
Fixed charges	29,809			9,557			13,866			13,485			13,169			12,413			38,767
Distributed income of equity investees	328			—			—			—			11,355			—			—
Share of pre-tax losses of equity investee for which charges arising from a guarantee are included in fixed charges (a)	—			(25,604		)	(22,604		)	(28,936		)	—			—			—
Total earnings (loss), as adjusted	$	338,817		$	220,960		$	305,669		$	192,371		$	72,886		$	(920,572	)	$	133,367
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense (a)	$	21,651		$	4,039		$	6,068		$	5,477		$	5,223		$	5,642		$	29,061
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,293			136			142			181			181			181			3,302
Interest portion of rent expense	6,865			5,382			7,656			7,827			7,765			6,590			6,404
Total fixed charges	$	29,809		$	9,557		$	13,866		$	13,485		$	13,169		$	12,413		$	38,767
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	11.4		x	23.1		x	22.0		x	14.3		x	5.5		x	—			3.4		x

(a)    IAC guaranteed half of an equity method investee’s bank loan and was required to satisfy the guarantee in 2012. Interest expense on this loan of $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $0.1 million and $0.2 million in the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, is included in fixed charges.