EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST Consolidated and Combined Historical, Including Predecessor Business Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions Ratio Historical -------------------------------------------------------------------- 09/30/97 09/30/96 12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94 12/31/93 12/31/92 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- (Amounts in thousands) REVENUES Rental income $482,980 $327,749 $454,412 $373,919 $220,727 $104,388 $86,597 Fee income - outside managed 4,364 4,982 6,749 7,030 4,739 4,651 4,215 Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 14,821 9,084 12,819 4,862 - - - Interest and other income 7,513 2,232 4,405 4,573 5,568 3,031 2,161 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- Total revenues 509,678 344,047 478,385 390,384 231,034 112,070 92,973 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- EXPENSES Property and maintenance 117,681 93,128 127,172 112,186 66,534 35,324 30,680 Real estate taxes and insurance 48,560 32,301 44,128 37,002 23,028 11,403 10,274 Property management 18,765 13,136 17,512 15,213 10,249 3,491 2,912 Property management - non-recurring - - - - 879 - - Fee and asset management 2,523 3,037 3,837 3,887 2,056 2,524 2,403 Depreciation 106,114 66,759 93,253 72,410 37,273 15,384 13,442 Interest: Expense incurred 82,775 58,632 81,351 78,375 37,044 26,042 31,926 Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,810 2,860 4,242 3,444 1,930 3,322 2,702 Refinancing costs - - - - - 3,284 - General and administrative 10,037 6,690 9,857 8,129 6,053 3,159 1,915 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- Total expenses 388,265 276,543 381,352 330,646 185,046 103,933 96,254 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- Income (loss) before extraordinary items $121,413 $ 67,504 $ 97,033 $ 59,738 $ 45,988 $ 8,137 $(3,281) ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= ======= Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions: Interest and other financing costs $ 82,775 $ 58,632 $ 81,351 $ 78,375 $ 37,044 $ 26,042 $31,926 Refinancing costs - - - - - 3,284 - Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,810 2,860 4,242 3,444 1,930 3,322 2,702 Preferred distributions 37,287 19,953 29,015 10,109 - - - -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- Total Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions $121,872 $ 81,445 $114,608 $ 91,928 $ 38,974 $ 32,648 $34,628 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= ======= Earnings before combined fixed charges and preferred distributions $205,998 $128,996 $182,626 $141,557 $ 84,962 $ 40,785 $31,347 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= ======= Funds from operations before combined fixed charges and preferred distributions $312,112 $195,755 $275,879 $213,967 $122,235 $ 56,169 $44,789 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= ======= Ratio of earnings before combined fixed charges and preferred distributions to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions 1.69 1.58 1.59 1.54 2.18 1.25 0.91 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= ======= Ratio of funds from operations before combined fixed charges and preferred distributions to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions 2.56 2.40 2.41 2.33 3.14 1.72 1.29 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= ======= Earnings deficiency to cover fixed charges N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (3,281) ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= =======