EXHIBIT (12) PAGE 1 REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. CALCULATIONS OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND DIVIDENDS ON TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES AND PREFERRED STOCK OF SUBSIDIARY THREE MONTHS ENDED (in thousands) MARCH 31, --------------------------------- 2003 2002 -------------- --------------- INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS: Fixed charges: Total interest expense $ 30,150 $ 35,873 Interest portion of rent expense 196 184 Dividends on trust preferred securities and preferred stock of subsidiary 1,075 1,756 -------------- --------------- Fixed charges including interest on deposits $ 31,421 $ 37,813 ============== =============== Earnings: Net income $ 15,153 $ 14,118 Income taxes 6,851 6,168 Fixed charges, as above 31,421 37,813 -------------- --------------- Earnings for purposes of calculation $ 53,425 $ 58,099 ============== =============== Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and dividends on trust preferred securities and preferred stock of subsidiary including interest on deposits 1.70 x 1.54 x EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS: Fixed charges: Total interest expense excluding interest on deposits $ 14,656 $ 15,233 Interest portion of rent expense 196 184 Dividends on trust preferred securities and preferred stock of subsidiary 1,075 1,756 -------------- --------------- Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits $ 15,927 $ 17,173 ============== =============== Earnings: Net income $ 15,153 $ 14,118 Income taxes 6,851 6,168 Fixed charges, as above 15,927 17,173 -------------- --------------- Earnings for purposes of calculation $ 37,931 $ 37,459 ============== =============== Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and dividends on trust preferred securities and preferred stock of stock of subsidiary excluding interest on deposits 2.38 x 2.18 x EXHIBIT (12) PAGE 2 REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. Calculations of Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges THREE MONTHS ENDED (in thousands) MARCH 31, -------------------------------- 2002 2001 -------------- -------------- INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS: Fixed charges: Total interest expense $ 30,150 $ 35,873 Interest portion of rent expense 196 184 -------------- -------------- Fixed charges including interest on deposits $ 30,346 $ 36,057 ============== ============== Earnings: Net income $ 15,153 $ 14,118 Income taxes 6,851 6,168 Fixed charges, as above 30,346 36,057 -------------- -------------- Earnings for purposes of calculation $ 52,350 $ 56,343 ============== ============== Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges including interest on deposits 1.73 x 1.56 x EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS: Fixed charges: Total interest expense excluding interest on deposits $ 14,656 $ 15,233 Interest portion of rent expense 196 184 -------------- -------------- Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits $ 14,852 $ 15,417 ============== ============== Earnings: Net income $ 15,153 $ 14,118 Income taxes 6,851 6,168 Fixed charges, as above 14,852 15,417 -------------- -------------- Earnings for purposes of calculation $ 36,856 $ 35,703 ============== ============== Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges excluding interest on deposits 2.48 x 2.32 x