EXHIBIT 12
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               HMC ACQUISITION PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
               COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIO AMOUNTS)
 


                                                                  FISCAL YEAR
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                                                                  1995    1994
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Income before income taxes...................................... $18,338 $4,968
Add (deduct)
  Fixed charges.................................................  16,778    984
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Adjusted earnings............................................... $35,116 $5,952
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Fixed charges:
  Interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred
   financing costs.............................................. $16,266 $  875
  Portion of rents representative of the interest factor........     512    109
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Total fixed charges............................................. $16,778 $  984
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges..............................    2.1x   6.0x
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                                                                      EXHIBIT 12
                                                                     PAGE 2 OF 2
 
               HMC ACQUISITION PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
          PRO FORMA COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
                      (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT RATIO AMOUNTS)
 


                                                                          1995
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Pro forma income before income taxes.................................... $   11
Add (deduct)
  Pro forma fixed charges...............................................     33
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Pro forma adjusted earnings............................................. $   44
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Pro forma fixed charges:
  Pro forma interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred
   financing costs...................................................... $   32
  Portion of rents representative of the interest factor................      1
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Total pro forma fixed charges........................................... $   33
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Pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges............................   1.3x
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