ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS RATIO HISTORICAL ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/30/99 6/30/98 12/31/98 12/31/97 ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Amounts in thousands) REVENUES Rental income $ 819,178 $ 571,370 $ 1,293,560 $ 707,733 Fee income - outside managed 2,414 2,790 5,622 5,697 Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 5,644 10,221 18,564 20,366 Interest and other income 11,323 9,010 19,703 13,525 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- Total revenues 838,559 593,391 1,337,449 747,321 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- EXPENSES Property and maintenance 196,865 137,910 326,567 176,075 Real estate taxes and insurance 84,515 56,484 126,009 69,520 Property management 27,973 25,110 52,705 26,793 Property management - non-recurring - - - - Fee and asset management 1,624 2,240 4,207 3,364 Depreciation 197,134 131,910 301,869 156,644 Interest: Expense incurred 158,499 105,651 246,585 121,324 Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,661 1,275 2,757 2,523 General and administrative 10,914 10,271 21,718 15,064 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- Total expenses 679,185 470,851 1,082,417 571,307 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- Income (loss) before extraordinary items $ 159,374 $ 122,540 $ 255,032 $ 176,014 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions: Interest and other financing costs $ 158,499 $ 105,651 $ 246,585 $ 121,324 Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,661 1,275 2,757 2,523 Preferred distributions 57,243 43,384 92,917 59,012 - ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- TOTAL COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 217,403 $ 150,310 $ 342,259 $ 182,859 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 319,534 $ 229,466 $ 504,374 $ 299,861 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 516,668 $ 361,376 $ 806,243 $ 456,505 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- 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 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- 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 ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- HISTORICAL ---------------------------------------------- 12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94 ---------------------------------------------- (Amounts in thousands) REVENUES Rental income $ 454,412 $ 373,919 $ 220,727 Fee income - outside managed 6,749 7,030 4,739 Interest income - investment in mortgage notes 12,819 4,862 - Interest and other income 4,405 4,573 5,568 ------------- ------------- ------------- Total revenues 478,385 390,384 231,034 ------------- ------------- ------------- EXPENSES Property and maintenance 127,172 112,186 66,534 Real estate taxes and insurance 44,128 37,002 23,028 Property management 17,512 15,213 10,249 Property management - non-recurring - - 879 Fee and asset management 3,837 3,887 2,056 Depreciation 93,253 72,410 37,273 Interest: Expense incurred 81,351 78,375 37,044 Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,242 3,444 1,930 General and administrative 9,857 8,129 6,053 ------------- ------------- ------------- Total expenses 381,352 330,646 185,046 ------------- ------------- ------------- Income (loss) before extraordinary items $ 97,033 $ 59,738 $ 45,988 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions: Interest and other financing costs $ 81,351 $ 78,375 $ 37,044 Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,242 3,444 1,930 Preferred distributions 29,015 10,109 ------------- ------------- ------------- TOTAL COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 114,608 $ 91,928 $ 38,974 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 182,626 $ 141,557 $ 84,962 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS $ 275,879 $ 213,967 $ 123,114 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- RATIO OF EARNINGS BEFORE COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS 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 2.41 2.33 3.16 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------