Exhibit 12 WESTERN RESOURCES, INC. Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements (Dollars in Thousands) Unaudited Twelve Months Ended March 31, Year Ended December 31, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38,690 $ 47,756 $ 499,518 $168,950 $181,676 $187,447 Taxes on Income. . . . . . . . . 16,019 14,557 382,987 86,102 83,392 99,951 Net Income Plus Taxes. . . . 54,709 62,313 882,505 255,052 265,068 287,398 Fixed Charges: Interest on Long-Term Debt . . 191,049 170,855 119,972 105,741 95,962 98,483 Interest on Other Indebtedness 37,396 37,190 55,761 34,685 27,487 20,139 Interest on Other Mandatorily Redeemable Securities. . . . 18,075 18,075 18,075 12,125 372 - Interest on Corporate-owned Life Insurance Borrowings. . 37,371 38,236 36,167 35,151 32,325 26,932 Interest Applicable to Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . 32,651 32,796 34,514 32,965 31,650 29,003 Total Fixed Charges. . . . 316,542 297,152 264,489 220,667 187,796 174,557 Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements: Preferred and Preference Dividends. . . . . . . . . . 2,643 3,591 4,919 14,839 13,419 13,418 Income Tax Required. . . . . . 1,094 1,095 3,771 7,562 6,160 7,155 Total Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements . . . . . . 3,737 4,686 8,690 22,401 19,579 20,573 Total Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements. . . . . . . . . 320,279 301,838 273,179 243,068 207,375 195,130 Earnings (1) . . . . . . . . . . $371,251 $359,465 $1,146,994 $475,719 $452,864 $461,955 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17 1.21 4.34 2.16 2.41 2.65 Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements 1.16 1.19 4.20 1.96 2.18 2.37 (1) Earnings are deemed to consist of net income to which has been added income taxes (including net deferred investment tax credit) and fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of all interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt discount and expense, and the portion of rental expense which represents an interest factor. Preferred and preference dividend requirements consist of an amount equal to the pre-tax earnings which would be required to meet dividend requirements on preferred and preference stock.