EXHIBIT 12 COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) <Table> <Caption> THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 -------- -------------------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Income before extraordinary item and accounting changes ................................. $ 82 $ 1,596 $ 1,902 $ 744 $ 450 $ 1,097 Income tax expense .................................... 135 1,391 1,556 473 244 1,010 Equity in earnings of affiliates ...................... (36) (181) (277) (150) (22) (40) Minority interests .................................... 14 23 24 25 21 24 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Pretax income before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity affiliates ..................... 195 2,829 3,205 1,092 693 2,091 Fixed charges (see below) ............................. 163 554 446 412 337 174 Amortization of capitalized interest .................. 9 37 41 46 40 46 Distributed income in equity affiliates ............... 17 198 134 77 105 58 Capitalized interest .................................. (14) (33) (17) (6) (72) (94) Minority interests in subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges ............................. (14) (23) (22) (25) (21) (24) Preference security dividends ......................... (6) (18) -- -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total adjusted earnings available for payment of fixed charges ................................... $ 350 $ 3,544 $ 3,787 $ 1,596 $ 1,082 $ 2,251 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges .................... 2.1 6.4 8.5 3.9 3.2 12.9 Fixed Charges Interest and debt expense - borrowings ............ $ 116 $ 396 $ 338 $ 311 $ 199 $ 36 Capitalized interest .............................. 14 33 17 6 72 94 Rental expense representative of interest factor ......................................... 27 107 91 95 66 44 Preference security dividends ..................... 6 18 -- -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total fixed charges ................................... $ 163 $ 554 $ 446 $ 412 $ 337 $ 174 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== </Table>