Exhibit 12
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in millions)
Years Ended December 31
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2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Income from Continuing Operations Before
Extraordinary Item and Cumulative Effect of a
Change In Accounting Principle .............. $1,841 $4,328(a) $2,314 $ 219 $1,648
Provision for Income Taxes ..................... 185 2,467 1,072 1,410 941
Minority Interests in Earnings of Consolidated
Subsidiaries ................................ 98 49 61 61 24
Adjustment for Companies Accounted for
by the Equity Method ....................... 45 93 (109) 33 (39)
Capitalized Interest ........................... (45) (62) (69) (107) (120)
Amortization of Capitalized Interest ........... 59 61 65 88(b) 65(b)
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2,183 6,936 3,334 1,704 2,519
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Fixed Charges:
Interest and Debt Expense - Continuing
Operations ............................... 359 590 810 535 520
Interest and Debt Expense - Discontinued
Operations(c) ............................ -- -- -- 180 304
Capitalized Interest - Continuing Operations 45 62 69 107 120
Capitalized Interest - Discontinued
Operations(c) ............................ -- -- -- 3 78
Rental Expense Representative of Interest
Factor ................................... 82 78 70 66 71
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486 730 949 891 1,093
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Total Adjusted Earnings Available for Payment
of Fixed Charges ............................ $2,669 $7,666 $4,283 $2,595 $3,612
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Number of Times Fixed Charges are Earned ....... 5.5 10.5 4.5 2.9 3.3
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(a) Includes $3,866 after-tax gain on the sale of DuPont Pharmaceuticals to
Bristol-Myers Squibb.
(b) Includes write-off of capitalized interest associated with divested
businesses.
(c) Divestiture of Conoco Inc. was completed August 6, 1999.