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COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EXHIBIT 12
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(in millions, except ratios)
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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Income before income taxes and minority interest $5,529 $4,731 $4,056 $3,502 $2,982
Less-Equity income of less than 50% owned persons 98 120 121 91 54
Add-Dividends from less than 50% owned persons 24 30 13 6 4
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5,455 4,641 3,948 3,417 2,932
Add-Fixed charges 2,038 1,834 1,615 1,484 1,405
Less-Capitalized interest 74 50 50 51 46
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Income before income taxes, minority interest
and fixed charges $7,419 $6,425 $5,513 $4,850 $4,291
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Fixed charges:
Interest costs $1,947 $1,754 $1,542 $1,412 $1,335
Rental expense* 91 80 73 72 70
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Total fixed charges $2,038 $1,834 $1,615 $1,484 $1,405
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.64 3.50 3.41 3.27 3.05
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* The proportion deemed representative of the interest factor.
The ratios shown are significantly affected as a result of the inclusion of the
fixed charges and operating results of AIG Financial Products Corp. and its
subsidiaries (AIGFP). AIGFP structures borrowings through guaranteed investment
agreements and engages in other complex financial transactions, including
interest rate and currency swaps. In the course of its business, AIGFP enters
into borrowings that are primarily used to purchase assets that yield rates
greater than the rates on the borrowings with the intent of earning a profit on
the spread and to finance the acquisition of securities utilized to hedge
certain transactions. The pro forma ratios of earnings to fixed charges,
excluding the effects of the operating results of AIGFP, are 5.86, 5.45, 5.23,
4.82 and 5.30 for 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. As AIGFP will
continue to be a subsidiary, AIG expects that these ratios will continue to be
lower than they would be if the fixed charges and operating results of AIGFP
were not included therein.
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