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Exhibit 12.1

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in Millions, Except Ratio Amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Fiscal years ended June 30,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Earnings:

          

Income (loss) before income tax expense

   $ 8,736      $ 4,463      $ 3,098      $ 2,762      $ (3,205

Add:

          

Equity (earnings)/loss from affiliates

     (655     (636     (352     (353     377   

Dividends received from affiliates

     324        281        252        239        215   

Fixed charges, excluding capitalized interest

     1,217        1,186        1,125        1,163        1,091   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     42        37        44        62        34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 9,664      $ 5,331      $ 4,167      $ 3,873      $ (1,488
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

          

Interest on debt and finance lease charges

   $ 1,063      $ 1,032      $ 962      $ 999      $ 924   

Capitalized interest

     41        42        44        44        55   

Interest element on rental expense

     154        154        163        164        167   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 1,258      $ 1,228      $ 1,169      $ 1,207      $ 1,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     7.7        4.3        3.6        3.2        **   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

** Earnings did not cover fixed charges by $2.6 billion during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 due to non-cash impairment charges of $5.8 billion ($4.4 billion net of tax) consisting of a write-down of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets (primarily FCC licenses in the Television segment) of $4.2 billion, a write-down of $1.6 billion of goodwill.