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Exhibit 12

The McClatchy Company

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO

(in thousands of dollars, except ratio data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

December 27,

 

December 28,

 

December 29,

 

December 30,

 

December 25,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

Fixed Charge Computation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Net interest expense

$

85,973

 

$

127,503

 

$

135,381

 

$

151,334

 

$

165,434

 

 Plus: capitalized interest

 

100

 

 

434

 

 

798

 

 

748

 

 

193

 

 Gross interest

 

86,073

 

 

127,937

 

 

136,179

 

 

152,082

 

 

165,627

 

Interest on unrecognized tax benefits

 

293

 

 

(131)

 

 

735

 

 

11,689

 

 

5,960

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

(3,550)

 

 

(6,063)

 

 

(6,673)

 

 

(9,821)

 

 

(11,092)

 

Interest component of rent expense

 

4,319

 

 

4,859

 

 

4,585

 

 

5,666

 

 

4,509

 

Total fixed charges

 

87,135

 

 

126,602

 

 

134,826

 

 

159,616

 

 

165,004

 

Earnings Computation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 before income taxes (1)

 

(311,959)

 

 

607,207

 

 

28,103

 

 

(27,691)

 

 

56,463

 

Earnings of equity investments 

 

(10,086)

 

 

(19,084)

 

 

(42,651)

 

 

(31,935)

 

 

(27,762)

 

Impairment related charge recorded by equity investee (2)

 

7,500

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Interest on unrecognized tax benefits

 

(293)

 

 

131

 

 

(735)

 

 

(735)

 

 

(11,689)

 

Distributed income of equity investees (3)

 

14,960

 

 

162,329

 

 

42,436

 

 

38,600

 

 

31,625

 

Add: fixed charges

 

87,135

 

 

126,602

 

 

134,826

 

 

134,826

 

 

159,616

 

Less: capitalized interest

 

(100)

 

 

(434)

 

 

(798)

 

 

(798)

 

 

(748)

 

Total earnings (loss) as adjusted

$

(212,843)

 

$

876,751

 

$

161,181

 

$

112,266

 

$

207,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio Of Earnings to Fixed Charges (4)

 

 —

 

 

6.93

 

 

1.20

 

 

0.70

 

 

1.26

 


(1)

The income from continuing operations before taxes in 2015 includes non-cash impairment charges of $304.8 million for goodwill and intangibles, and 2014 includes a gain on sale of our equity investments of $561.0 million.

(2)

Reflects the Company's portion of loss related to an impairment and it is recorded in "Equity income in unconsolidated companies, net" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3)

The distributed income of equity investees in 2014 includes the Company's portion (approximately $147 million) of Classified Ventures LLP's sale of the Apartments.com business.

(4)

Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $214 million for the year ended December 27, 2015, as a result of non-cash charges of $304.8 million.