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Exhibit 12.1

 

Cowen Group, Inc.

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Total Fixed Charges

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended

 

Year ended December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

June 30, 2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income

 

27,625

 

18,297

 

(23,509

)

(98,610

)

(53,090

)

(47,245

)

Less income (or plus loss) from equity investees

 

(10,200

)

(16,100

)

(15,600

)

(5,400

)

(3,400

)

3,300

 

Plus: fixed charges

 

6,461

 

6,248

 

8,027

 

10,590

 

13,578

 

17,039

 

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

 

10,831

 

19,475

 

8,053

 

3,775

 

2,642

 

3,526

 

Plus: share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: interest capitalized and preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: non-controlling interest in the pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

 

(9,403

)

(13,193

)

(72

)

5,827

 

13,727

 

16,248

 

Total Earnings

 

25,314

 

14,727

 

(23,101

)

(83,818

)

(26,543

)

(7,132

)

Fixed Charges

 

6,461

 

6,248

 

8,027

 

10,590

 

13,578

 

17,039

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

3.92

 

2.36