EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS RATIO HISTORICAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/30/99 9/30/98 12/31/98 12/31/97 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Amounts in thousands) REVENUES Rental income $ 1,243,958 $ 901,087 $ 1,293,560 $ 707,733 Fee income - outside managed 3,432 4,204 5,622 5,697 Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 8,502 14,405 18,564 20,366 Interest and other income 17,655 12,803 19,703 13,525 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- Total revenues 1,273,547 932,499 1,337,449 747,321 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- EXPENSES Property and maintenance 300,798 225,053 326,567 176,075 Real estate taxes and insurance 126,304 88,552 126,009 69,520 Property management 42,817 38,546 52,705 26,793 Property management - non-recurring - - - - Fee and asset management 2,301 3,344 4,207 3,364 Depreciation 297,505 208,394 301,869 156,644 Interest: Expense incurred 241,516 170,143 246,585 121,324 Amortization of deferred financing costs 2,773 1,962 2,757 2,523 General and administrative 15,736 14,488 21,718 15,064 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- Total expenses 1,029,750 750,482 1,082,417 571,307 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- Income (loss) before extraordinary items $ 243,797 $ 182,017 $ 255,032 $ 176,014 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions: Interest and other financing costs $ 241,516 $ 170,143 $ 246,585 $ 121,324 Amortization of deferred financing costs 2,773 1,962 2,757 2,523 Preferred distributions 85,118 65,075 92,917 59,012 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- TOTAL COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 329,407 $ 237,180 $ 342,259 $ 182,859 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 488,086 $ 354,122 $ 504,374 $ 299,861 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 785,591 $ 562,516 $ 806,243 $ 456,505 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- RATIO OF EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 1.48 1.49 1.47 1.64 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- RATIO OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 2.38 2.37 2.36 2.50 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- ------------- HISTORICAL ---------------------------------------------- 12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94 ---------------------------------------------- (Amounts in thousands) REVENUES Rental income $ 454,412 $ 373,919 $ 220,727 Fee income - outside managed 6,749 7,030 4,739 Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 12,819 4,862 - Interest and other income 4,405 4,573 5,568 ------------- ------------- ------------- Total revenues 478,385 390,384 231,034 ------------- ------------- ------------- EXPENSES Property and maintenance 127,172 112,186 66,534 Real estate taxes and insurance 44,128 37,002 23,028 Property management 17,512 15,213 10,249 Property management - non-recurring - - 879 Fee and asset management 3,837 3,887 2,056 Depreciation 93,253 72,410 37,273 Interest: Expense incurred 81,351 78,375 37,044 Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,242 3,444 1,930 General and administrative 9,857 8,129 6,053 ------------- ------------- ------------- Total expenses 381,352 330,646 185,046 ------------- ------------- ------------- Income (loss) before extraordinary items $ 97,033 $ 59,738 $ 45,988 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions: Interest and other financing costs $ 81,351 $ 78,375 $ 37,044 Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,242 3,444 1,930 Preferred distributions 29,015 10,109 - ------------- ------------- ------------- TOTAL COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 114,608 $ 91,928 $ 38,974 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 182,626 $ 141,557 $ 84,962 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 275,879 $ 213,967 $ 123,114 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- RATIO OF EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 1.59 1.54 2.18 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- RATIO OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 2.41 2.33 3.16 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------