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Exhibit 12
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Unaudited)
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations before fixed charges |
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| Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
$ | 184.4 | $ | 238.6 | $ | 280.2 | $ | 214.7 | $ | 165.6 | $ | 278.2 | ||||||
| Fixed charges less capitalized interest |
106.6 | 87.8 | 87.5 | 74.0 | 69.8 | 61.6 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations before fixed charges |
$ | 291.0 | $ | 326.4 | $ | 367.7 | $ | 288.7 | $ | 235.4 | $ | 339.8 | ||||||
| Fixed charges |
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| Interest expense, net of amortization related to indebtedness (A) |
58.4 | 45.0 | 47.1 | 46.9 | 42.9 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||
| Capitalized interest |
1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 3.1 | — | ||||||||||||
| Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness (B) |
18.2 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||
| Portion of rentals representative of interest factor |
30.0 | 26.9 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 25.4 | ||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
$ | 108.3 | $ | 89.5 | $ | 90.9 | $ | 79.4 | $ | 72.9 | $ | 61.6 | ||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
2.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||
| Interest Expense per Income Statement (A + B) |
76.6 | 60.9 | 61.7 | 48.5 | 43.8 | 36.2 | ||||||||||||