EXHIBIT 12

 

3M COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Millions)

 

 

 

Year

 

Year

 

Year

 

Year

 

Year

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

EARNINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes*

 

$

6,351

 

$

6,031

 

$

5,755

 

$

4,632

 

$

5,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense
(including amortization of capitalized interest)

 

191

 

206

 

220

 

236

 

231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest component of the ESOP benefit expense

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of rent under operating leases representative of the interest component

 

92

 

85

 

81

 

76

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in undistributed income of 20-50% owned companies

 

3

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR FIXED CHARGES

 

$

6,631

 

$

6,318

 

$

6,052

 

$

4,941

 

$

5,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on debt (including capitalized interest)

 

194

 

206

 

218

 

246

 

243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest component of the ESOP benefit expense

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of rent under operating leases representative of the interest component

 

92

 

85

 

81

 

76

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED CHARGES

 

$

286

 

$

291

 

$

299

 

$

323

 

$

323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

23.2

 

21.7

 

20.2

 

15.3

 

16.8

 

 


*2009 results included net pre-tax charges of $194 million related to restructuring actions partially offset by a gain on sale of real estate. 2008 results included net pre-tax charges of $269 million, with charges related to restructuring actions, exit activities and a loss on sale of businesses partially offset by a gain on sale of real estate.

 

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