EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS RATIO HISTORICAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/30/99 6/30/98 12/31/98 12/31/97 12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Amounts in thousands) REVENUES Rental income $ 819,178 $ 571,370 $ 1,293,560 $ 707,733 $ 454,412 $ 373,919 $ 220,727 Fee income - outside managed 2,414 2,790 5,622 5,697 6,749 7,030 4,739 Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 5,644 10,221 18,564 20,366 12,819 4,862 - Interest and other income 11,323 9,010 19,703 13,525 4,405 4,573 5,568 ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- Total revenues 838,559 593,391 1,337,449 747,321 478,385 390,384 231,034 ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- EXPENSES Property and maintenance 196,865 138,303 326,567 176,075 127,172 112,186 66,534 Real estate taxes and insurance 84,515 56,484 126,009 69,520 44,128 37,002 23,028 Property management 27,973 25,007 52,705 26,793 17,512 15,213 10,249 Property management - non-recurring - - - - - - 879 Fee and asset management 1,624 2,247 4,207 3,364 3,837 3,887 2,056 Depreciation 197,134 131,910 301,869 156,644 93,253 72,410 37,273 Interest: Expense incurred 158,499 105,651 246,585 121,324 81,351 78,375 37,044 Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,661 1,275 2,757 2,523 4,242 3,444 1,930 General and administrative 10,914 9,974 21,718 15,064 9,857 8,129 6,053 ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- Total expenses 679,185 470,851 1,082,417 571,307 381,352 330,646 185,046 ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- Income (loss) before extraordinary items $ 159,374 $ 122,540 $ 255,032 $ 176,014 $ 97,033 $ 59,738 $ 45,988 ============ ========== ============ ========== ========== ========== ========= Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions: Interest and other financing costs $ 158,499 $ 105,651 $ 246,585 $ 121,324 $ 81,351 $ 78,375 $ 37,044 Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,661 1,275 2,757 2,523 4,242 3,444 1,930 Preferred distributions 57,111 43,384 92,917 59,012 29,015 10,109 - ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- TOTAL COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 217,271 $ 150,310 $ 342,259 $ 182,859 $ 114,608 $ 91,928 $ 38,974 ============ ========== ============ ========== ========== ========== ========= EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 319,534 $ 229,466 $ 504,374 $ 299,861 $ 182,626 $ 141,557 $ 84,962 ============ ========== ============ ========== ========== ========== ========= FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 516,668 $ 361,376 $ 806,243 $ 456,505 $ 275,879 $ 213,967 $ 123,114 ============ ========== ============ ========== ========== ========== ========= RATIO OF EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 1.47 1.53 1.47 1.64 1.59 1.54 2.18 ============ ========== ============ ========== ========== ========== ========= RATIO OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 2.38 2.40 2.36 2.50 2.41 2.33 3.16 ============ ========== ============ ========== ========== ========== =========