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10-Q - EASTMAN 2009 THIRD QUARTER 10-Q - EASTMAN CHEMICAL COemn2009q3_10q.htm
EX-10.01 - FORM OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - EASTMAN CHEMICAL COexhibit10_01.htm
EX-31.02 - RULE 13A - 14(A) CFO CERTIFICATION - EASTMAN CHEMICAL COexhibit31_02.htm
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EX-10.02 - FORM OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD TO MARK J COSTA - EASTMAN CHEMICAL COexhibit10_02.htm
EX-32.02 - SECTION 1350 CFO CERTIFICATION - EASTMAN CHEMICAL COexhibit32_02.htm
EX-32.01 - SECTION 1350 CEO CERTIFICATION - EASTMAN CHEMICAL COexhibit32_01.htm



EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
   
 
Third Quarter
First Nine Months
(Dollars in millions)
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
                 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes (1)
$
170
$
148
$
278
$
454
Add:
               
Interest expense
 
20
 
23
 
63
 
74
Appropriate portion of rental expense (2)
 
4
 
5
 
11
 
14
Amortization of capitalized interest
 
2
 
1
 
6
 
5
Earnings as adjusted
$
196
$
 177
$
358
$
 547
                 
Fixed charges:
               
Interest expense
$
20
$
23
$
63
$
74
Appropriate portion of rental expense (2)
 
4
 
5
 
11
 
14
Capitalized interest
 
--
 
1
 
14
 
10
Total fixed charges
$
  24
$
  29
$
88
$
  98
                 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
8.2x
 
6.1x
 
4.1x
 
5.6x
                 
(1)  
Because the Company has exited the PET business in the European region, results related to sales of PET products manufactured at the Spain, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom sites are presented as discontinued operations for 2008.  For additional information, see Note 2, "Discontinued Operations", to the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
 
(2)  
For all periods presented, the interest component of rental expense is estimated to equal one-third of such expense.
 

 
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