EX-3 4 d634653dex3.htm EX-3 EX-3

Exhibit 3

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends of Braskem S.A.

 

     For the Nine-Month Period Ended
September 30,
    For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2012     2011     2010     2009  
     (in thousands of reais)  

Computation of Earnings:

          

Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees

   R$ 777,997      R$     (1,622,576)      R$     (1,807,907)      R$     (916,187)      R$     1,867,136      R$     1,755,288   

Plus fixed charges

     1,056,915        879,093        1,400,719        1,227,004        965,000        561,444   

Plus amortization of capitalized interest

     26,728        17,356        24,338        21,545        18,203        15,472   

Plus distributed income of equity investees

     (1,701     (32,747     (25,807     (1,665     20,302        3,188   

Less Interest capitalized

     (209,459     (121,723     (162,227     (101,721     (43,491     94,461   

Less preference security dividend requirements of consolidated
subsidiaries(1)

     (11,988     (8,325     (260,409     (117,670     (21,196     (7,020
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings

   R$ 1,638,492      R$ (888,922   R$ (831,293   R$ 111,306      R$ 2,805,954      R$ 2,422,773   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Computation of fixed charges and preference dividends:

            

Interest expensed and capitalized

   R$ 1,040,399      R$ 867,168      R$ 1,135,363      R$ 1,100,791      R$ 937,804      R$ 545,882   

Plus preference security dividend requirements of consolidated
subsidiaries(1)

     11,988        8,325        260,409        117,670        21,196        7,020   

Plus estimated interest from operating leases(2)

     4,528        3,600        4,947        8,543        6,000        8,542   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges and preference dividends

   R$ 1,056,915      R$ 879,093      R$ 1,400,719      R$ 1,227,004      R$ 965,000      R$ 561,444   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends(3)

     1.55x        (1.01 )x      (0.59 )x      0.09x        2.91x        4.32x   

 

(1) Represents the amount of after-tax earnings that are required to pay the dividends on outstanding preferred securities. The dividend requirement is computed as (a) the amount of the dividend divided by (b) one minus the effective income tax rate applicable to continuing operations.
(2) Interest is estimated as one-third of the total expense of our operating leases.
(3) Due to exchange rate variations, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference dividends was less than 1:1. We would have needed to generate additional earnings of R$1,768,015 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, R$2,232,012 for the year ended December 31, 2012 and R$1,115,698 for the year ended December 31, 2011 to achieve ratio coverage of 1:1 in each respective period.