Thomas & Betts (TNB) Inactive 10-Q2008 Q1 Quarterly report

Filed: 6 May 08, 12:00am

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Exhibit 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES


	Three Months
	Ended
	March 31,			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
	2008			2007			2006			2005			2004			2003

(In thousands)
Earnings before income taxes	$	56,367		$	263,891		$	233,442		$	175,860		$	127,830		$	47,745
Add:
Interest on indebtedness		13,465			33,311			29,227			36,234			34,227			39,324
Amortization of debt expense		282			796			704			939			1,098			1,741
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		2,781			8,578			7,735			7,392			7,089			7,807
Deduct:
Undistributed earnings from less-than-50-percent-owned entities		(370	)		427			(61	)		(631	)		(1,055	)		(1,777	)

Earnings (as defined)	$	72,525		$	307,003		$	271,047		$	219,794		$	169,189		$	94,840

Fixed charges:
Interest on indebtedness		13,465			33,311			29,227			36,234			34,227			39,324
Amortization of debt expense		282			796			704			939			1,098			1,741
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		2,781			8,578			7,735			7,392			7,089			7,807

Total fixed charges	$	16,528		$	42,685		$	37,666		$	44,565		$	42,414		$	48,872

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		4.4	x		7.2	x		7.2	x		4.9	x		4.0	x		1.9x