1 EXHIBIT 12.1: STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Amounts in Thousands) Exhibit 12 - Statement RE: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges December December 1999 1998 Earnings Pretax Income $21,138 $ 35,852 Add: Interest on indebtedness 49,691 60,671 Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 344 363 Portions of rent representative of the interest factor 15,395 15,104 ------- -------- Income as adjusted $86,568 $111,990 ======= ======== Fixed Charges Interest on indebtedness $49,691 $ 60,671 Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 344 363 Portions of rent representative of the interest factor 15,395 15,104 ------- -------- Fixed charges $65,430 $ 76,138 ======= ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 1.32 1.47