EXHIBIT 12 CASE CREDIT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) (UNAUDITED) NINE MONTHS ----------- ENDED ----- SEPTEMBER 30, ------------- 1996 ---- Net Income................................................ $ 65 Add: Interest expense........................................ 53 Amortization of capitalized debt expense................ 2 Portion of rentals representative of interest factor.... - Income tax expense and other taxes on income............ 37 Fixed charges of unconsolidated subsidiaries............ - Extraordinary loss...................................... 3 ---- Earnings as defined.................................. $160 ---- Interest expense.......................................... $ 53 Amortization of capitalized debt expense.................. 2 Portion of rentals representative of interest factor...... - Fixed charges of unconsolidated subsidiaries.............. - ---- Fixed charges as defined............................. $ 55 ---- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges........................ 2.91