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EXHIBIT 12
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(amounts in thousands of dollars)
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Six |
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FISCAL YEAR |
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2010 |
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EARNINGS |
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Earnings before income taxes |
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595,637 |
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1,208,803 |
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1,057,393 |
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580,768 |
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$ |
710,276 |
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706,063 |
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Plus fixed charges: |
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Interest expense (1) |
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34,761 |
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67,372 |
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45,603 |
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72,554 |
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72,258 |
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48,461 |
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Rent interest factor (2) |
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6,057 |
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12,113 |
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11,183 |
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9,527 |
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9,144 |
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8,190 |
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TOTAL FIXED CHARGES |
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40,818 |
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79,485 |
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56,786 |
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82,081 |
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81,402 |
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56,651 |
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EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES |
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$ |
636,455 |
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1,288,288 |
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1,114,179 |
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662,849 |
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791,678 |
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762,714 |
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RATIO OF
EARNINGS |
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15.6 |
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16.2 |
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19.6 |
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8.1 |
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9.7 |
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13.5 |
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(1) Interest expense consists of interest on indebtedness and amortization of debt issuance costs. |
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(2) Approximately one-third of rental expense is deemed representative of the interest factor. |