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EX-23.B - EX-23.B - El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.h69778exv23wb.htm
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Exhibit 12
EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT FOR RATIO)
                                         
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
Earnings
                                       
Pre-tax income from continuing operations
    279.5       234.0       213.5       205.2       145.8  
Income from equity investees
    (53.4 )     (32.9 )     (4.1 )     (0.4 )      
 
                             
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before income from equity investees
    226.1       201.1       209.4       204.8       145.8  
 
                                       
Fixed charges
    76.8       64.9       64.3       57.6       41.0  
 
                                       
Distributed income of equity investees
    43.8       23.1                    
Allowance for funds used during construction
    (1.9 )     (2.7 )     (2.6 )     (1.4 )     (0.8 )
 
                             
Total earnings available for fixed charges
    344.8       286.4       271.1       261.0       186.0  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed charges
                                       
Interest and debt costs expense
    76.2       64.9       64.1       56.8       40.2  
Interest component of rent
    0.6             0.2       0.8       0.8  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total fixed charges
    76.8       64.9       64.3       57.6       41.0  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    4.5       4.4       4.2       4.5       4.5  
 
                             
For purposes of computing these ratios, earnings means pre-tax income from continuing operations before:
     - income from equity investees, adjusted to reflect actual distributions from equity investments; and
     - fixed charges; less
     - allowance for funds used during construction
Fixed charges means the sum of the following:
     - interest costs;
     - amortization of debt costs; and
     - that portion of rental expense which we believe represents an interest factor.