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EXHIBIT 12

 

AMPHENOL CORPORATION

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Amphenol Historical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

1999

 

1998

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and extraordinary items

 

$

122,662

 

$

135,355

 

$

173,218

 

$

76,170

 

$

63,983

 

Non-recurring acquisition expenses

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

Undistributed earnings of investments

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

122,662

 

135,355

 

173,218

 

76,170

 

63,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

45,930

 

56,099

 

61,710

 

79,297

 

81,199

 

Other financing fees

 

1,826

 

3,888

 

5,527

 

3,851

 

4,121

 

Appropriate portion of rentals representative of the interest factor

 

5,330

 

5,582

 

5,804

 

5,298

 

4,642

 

Total fixed charges

 

53,086

 

65,569

 

73,041

 

88,446

 

89,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before undistributed earnings of investments, income taxes, fixed charges and extraordinary items

 

$

175,748

 

$

200,924

 

$

246,259

 

$

164,616

 

$

153,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

3.3x

 

3.1x

 

3.4x

 

1.9x

 

1.7x