EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES HISTORICAL ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/30/00 9/30/99 12/31/99 12/31/98 12/31/97 12/31/96 12/31/95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Amounts in thousands) REVENUES Rental income $1,454,958 1,243,958 $1,711,738 $1,293,560 $707,733 $454,412 $373,919 Fee and asset management 4,711 3,432 5,088 5,622 5,697 6,749 7,030 Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 8,282 8,502 12,559 18,564 20,366 12,819 4,862 Income from investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 14,589 7,042 10,491 3,105 - - - Interest and other income 19,009 10,613 13,242 16,145 13,282 4,405 4,573 Furniture income 14,228 - - - - - - ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- Total revenues 1,515,777 1,273,547 1,753,118 1,336,996 747,078 478,385 390,384 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- EXPENSES Property and maintenance 368,291 300,798 414,026 326,733 176,075 127,172 112,186 Real estate taxes and insurance 141,830 126,304 171,289 126,009 69,520 44,128 37,002 Property management 56,204 42,817 61,626 53,101 26,793 17,512 15,213 Fee and asset management 3,647 2,301 3,587 4,279 3,364 3,837 3,887 Depreciation 335,844 297,505 408,688 301,869 156,644 93,253 72,410 Interest: Expense incurred 285,337 241,516 337,189 246,585 121,324 81,351 78,375 Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,063 2,773 4,084 2,757 2,523 4,242 3,444 General and administrative 19,439 15,736 22,296 20,631 14,821 9,857 8,129 Furniture operating costs 9,505 - - - - - - Amortization of goodwill and intangibles 767 - - - - - - ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- Total expenses 1,224,927 1,029,750 1,422,785 1,081,964 571,064 381,352 330,646 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- Income before extraordinary items $ 290,850 $ 243,797 $ 330,333 $ 255,032 $176,014 $ 97,033 $ 59,738 ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions: Interest and other financing costs $ 285,337 $ 241,516 $ 337,189 $ 246,585 $121,324 $ 81,351 $ 78,375 Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,063 2,773 4,084 2,757 2,523 4,242 3,444 Preferred distributions 83,597 85,118 113,196 92,917 59,012 29,015 10,109 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 372,997 $ 329,407 $ 454,469 $ 342,259 $182,859 $114,608 $ 91,928 ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 580,250 $ 488,086 $ 671,606 $ 504,374 $299,861 $182,626 $141,557 ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS (1)(2)(3) $ 910,071 $ 781,176 $1,074,072 $ 801,065 $453,387 $273,800 $212,138 ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== RATIO OF EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 1.56 1.48 1.48 1.47 1.64 1.59 1.54 ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== RATIO OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 2.44 2.37 2.36 2.34 2.48 2.39 2.31 ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes the Company's share of depreciation from Unconsolidated Properties $ 890 $ 710 $ 1,009 $ 183 $ - $ - $ - ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== (2) Excludes non-real estate depreciation $ (5,830)$ (5,125)$ (7,231)$ (5,361)$ (3,118)$ (2,079)$ (1,829) ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== (3) Excludes the minority interests' share of depreciation from Partially Owned Properties $ (1,083)$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ======== ========