EX-12 5 b77873exv12.htm EX-12 COMPUTATION OF CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES exv12
Exhibit 12
                                                 
            Years Ended December 31,
    Nine Months Ended                    
(Dollars in thousands)   September 30, 2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                               
Including interest on deposits in fixed charges (1)
    1.26       1.53       1.27       1.27       1.45       1.84  
Excluding interest on deposits in fixed charges (2)
    1.87       2.87       2.03       1.90       2.06       3.08  
Ratio of Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends to Earnings
                                               
Including interest on deposits in fixed charges (3)
    0.82       0.65       0.79       0.79       0.69       0.54  
Excluding interest on deposits in fixed charges (4)
    0.59       0.35       0.49       0.53       0.49       0.32  
 
(a) Pre-tax income from continuing operations
    $9,562     $ 31,056     $ 18,774     $ 15,560     $ 16,229     $ 17,579  
(b) Interest expense on deposits*
    25,195       41,733       50,597       41,044       21,048       12,393  
(c) Interest expense on borrowings*
    10,310       15,738       17,422       16,767       15,067       8,331  
(d) Rent expense**
    655       866       785       460       300       132  
(e) Preference security dividend ***
    1,212                                
 
 
*   Interest expense includes amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness.
 
**   Consists of one third of rent expense which approximates the interest rate component of rent expense.
 
***   Represents dividends and accretion on preferred stock, divided by 1 minus the effective tax rate of the company for the period shown. The preference security dividend excludes the $2.954 million amount recorded as a non-cash deemed dividend in the second quarter of 2009 related to the Company’s decision to redeem the preferred stock.
(1) (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)/(b)+(c)+(d)
(2) (a)+(c)+(d)/(c)+(d)
(3) (b)+(c)+(d)+(e)/(a)+(b)+(c)+(d)
(4) (c)+(d)+(e)/(a)+(c)+(d)