EXHIBIT 12 COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 ------------ -------------------------------------------------------- 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 ------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Income before extraordinary item and accounting change .................................. $ 1,449 $ 1,902 $ 744 $ 450 $ 1,097 $ 863 Provision for income taxes ............................. 1,381 1,556 473 244 1,010 1,038 Equity in earnings of affiliates ....................... (159) (277) (150) (22) (40) 25 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Pretax income before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity affiliates ..................... 2,671 3,181 1,067 672 2,067 1,926 Fixed charges (see below) .............................. 351 446 412 337 174 188 Amortization of capitalized interest ................... 26 41 46 40 46 53 Distributed income in equity affiliates ................ 118 134 77 105 58 85 Capitalized interest ................................... (16) (17) (6) (72) (94) (75) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total adjusted earnings available for payment of fixed charges (a) ............................... $ 3,150 $ 3,785 $ 1,596 $ 1,082 $ 2,251 $ 2,177 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges ..................... 9.0 8.5 3.9 3.2 12.9 11.6 Fixed Charges Interest and debt expense - borrowings ........... $ 277 $ 338 $ 311 $ 199 $ 36 $ 74 Capitalized interest ............................. 16 17 6 72 94 75 Rental expense representative of interest factor ....................................... 58 91 95 66 44 39 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total fixed charges .................................... $ 351 $ 446 $ 412 $ 337 $ 174 $ 188 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== --------------------- (a) Equity affiliate pretax losses, where incurred, included no guaranteed payments.