EX-12 2 pe_12.htm EXHIBIT 12.1 Pacific Enterprises EXHIBIT 12

EXHIBIT 12.1

PACIFIC ENTERPRISES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(Dollars in millions)

Six months

ended

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

June 30, 2006

Fixed Charges:

Interest

$ 88

$ 63

$ 54

$ 47

$ 55

$ 38

Interest portion of annual rentals

3

2

2

2

3

2

Preferred dividends of subsidiary

2

 

2

 

2

 

2

 

2

 

1

Total fixed charges

93

67

58

51

60

41

Preferred stock dividends

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

6

 

3

Combined fixed charges and preferred

stock dividends for purpose of ratio

$ 100

 

$ 74

 

$ 65

 

$ 58

 

$ 66

 

$ 44

Earnings:

Pretax income from continuing operations

$ 377

$ 383

$ 361

$ 390

$ 324

$ 206

Total fixed charges (from above)

93

67

58

51

60

41

Less: interest capitalized

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total earnings for purpose of ratio

$ 470

 

$ 450

 

$ 419

 

$ 441

 

$ 384

 

$ 247

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed

charges and preferred stock dividends

4.70

 

6.08

 

6.45

 

7.60

 

5.82

 

5.61

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

5.05

 

6.72

 

7.22

 

8.65

 

6.40

 

6.02

(1) In computing this ratio, "Preferred dividends of subsidiary" represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends,

computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods.