INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ - FORM 10-Q - EX-12 - COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS - May 7, 2010

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EX-10.4 - 2010 EXHIBITS TO THE 2009 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN - INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/dex104.htm
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EX-10.1 - AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT - INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/dex101.htm
EX-10.3 - 2010 MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN - INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/dex103.htm
10-Q - FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 - INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/d10q.htm

Exhibit 12

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(Dollar amounts in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March  31,		  

TITLE

    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     2009     2010  

A) Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings

    $ 286.0      $ 3,188.0      $ 1,654.0      $ (1,153.0 )(1)    $ 1,199.0 (1)    $ 518.0      $ (175.0 ) 

B) Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes

      (9.0 )      (17.0 )      (24.0 )      (3.0 )      (18.0 )      (4.0 )      (9.0 ) 

C) Fixed charges excluding capitalized interest

      752.0        724.5        552.8        648.2        780.6        193.3        179.1   

D) Amortization of previously capitalized interest

      39.2        34.8        27.2        30.0        31.3        6.1        7.7   

E) Equity in undistributed earnings of affiliates

      9.7        (5.8 )      (10.7 )      0 (1)      0 (1)      0        0   

F) Distributed income of equity investees

      0        0        0        73.0        51.0        0        0   
                                                        

G) Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges

    $ 1,077.9      $ 3,924.5      $ 2,199.3      $ (404.8 )    $ 2,043.9      $ 713.4      $ 2.8   
                                                        

Fixed Charges

               

H) Interest and amortization of debt expense

    $ 680.8      $ 651.4      $ 487.0      $ 572.5      $ 702.3      $ 173.7      $ 157.8   

I) Interest factor attributable to rentals

      61.2        60.2        55.4        65.8        72.0        17.8        20.0   

J) Preferred dividends of subsidiaries

      10.0        12.9        10.4        9.9        6.3        1.8        1.3   

K) Capitalized interest

      13.7        20.7        29.9        27.5        12.1        3.2        2.8   
                                                        

L) Total fixed charges

    $ 765.7      $ 745.2      $ 582.7      $ 675.7      $ 792.7      $ 196.5      $ 181.9   
                                                        

M) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

      1.41        5.27        3.77          2.58        3.63     
                                            

N) Deficiency in earnings necessary to cover fixed charges

          $ (1,080.5 )          (179.1 ) 
                          

 

(1) Beginning in 2008, earnings from continuing operations are reported before equity earnings. Therefore, equity earnings are no longer adjusted out of the total in Line E.

NOTE: Dividends on International Paper’s preferred stock are insignificant. As a result, for all periods presented, the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends are the same as the ratios of earnings to fixed charges.

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