EXHIBIT 12
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Thousands of $)
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Earnings: |
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Net Income |
| $ | 133,471 |
| $ | 91,402 |
| $ | 93,384 |
| $ | 96,278 |
| $ | 95,524 |
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Add: |
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Federal income taxes - current |
| 39,291 |
| 29,118 |
| 37,839 |
| 57,389 |
| 45,276 |
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State income taxes - current |
| 17,698 |
| 11,322 |
| 10,299 |
| 13,197 |
| 9,400 |
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Deferred Federal income taxes - net |
| 21,988 |
| 11,378 |
| 3,482 |
| (12,117 | ) | (3,376 | ) | ||||||
Deferred State income taxes - net |
| (503 | ) | 904 |
| 1,459 |
| (1,118 | ) | 927 |
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Investment tax credit - net |
| (2,054 | ) | (2,641 | ) | (2,955 | ) | (3,446 | ) | (3,674 | ) | ||||||
Undistributed income of Electric Energy, Inc. |
| 2,559 |
| (3,644 | ) | (6,967 | ) | 258 |
| 70 |
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Fixed charges |
| 26,425 |
| 25,980 |
| 26,717 |
| 35,215 |
| 40,834 |
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Earnings |
| 238,875 |
| 163,819 |
| 163,258 |
| 185,656 |
| 184,981 |
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Fixed Charges: |
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Interest Charges per statements of income |
| 25,501 |
| 25,249 |
| 25,688 |
| 34,043 |
| 39,484 |
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Add: |
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One-third of rentals charged to operating expense (1) |
| 924 |
| 731 |
| 1,029 |
| 1,172 |
| 1,350 |
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Fixed charges |
| $ | 26,425 |
| $ | 25,980 |
| $ | 26,717 |
| $ | 35,215 |
| $ | 40,834 |
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
| 9.04 |
| 6.31 |
| 6.11 |
| 5.27 |
| 4.53 |
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(1) | In the Company’s opinion, one-third of rentals represents a reasonable approximation of the interest factor. |
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| Rents |
| 2,773 |
| 2,193 |
| 3,087 |
| 3,517 |
| 4,051 |
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| 924 |
| 731 |
| 1,029 |
| 1,172 |
| 1,350 |
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LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Thousands of $)
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Earnings: |
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Net Income |
| $ | 95,618 |
| $ | 90,839 |
| $ | 88,929 |
| $ | 106,781 |
| $ | 110,573 |
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Add: |
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Federal income taxes - current |
| 33,850 |
| 25,768 |
| 24,564 |
| 41,127 |
| 30,425 |
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State income taxes - current |
| 13,008 |
| 10,003 |
| 7,653 |
| 8,185 |
| 4,450 |
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Deferred Federal income taxes - net |
| 11,384 |
| 16,793 |
| 20,258 |
| 12,595 |
| 24,233 |
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Deferred State income taxes - net |
| (795 | ) | 1,716 |
| 4,357 |
| 3,840 |
| 6,787 |
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Investment tax credit - net |
| (4,153 | ) | (4,207 | ) | (4,153 | ) | (4,290 | ) | (4,274 | ) | ||||||
Fixed charges |
| 33,732 |
| 31,378 |
| 30,551 |
| 38,755 |
| 46,438 |
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Earnings |
| 182,644 |
| 172,290 |
| 172,159 |
| 206,993 |
| 218,632 |
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Fixed Charges: |
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Interest Charges per statements of income |
| 32,787 |
| 30,647 |
| 29,805 |
| 37,922 |
| 43,218 |
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One-third of rentals charged to operating expense (1) |
| 945 |
| 731 |
| 746 |
| 833 |
| 3,220 |
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Fixed charges |
| $ | 33,732 |
| $ | 31,378 |
| $ | 30,551 |
| $ | 38,755 |
| $ | 46,438 |
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
| 5.41 |
| 5.49 |
| 5.64 |
| 5.34 |
| 4.71 |
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(1) | In the Company’s opinion, one-third of rentals represents a reasonable approximation of the interest factor. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rents |
| 2,834 |
| 2,192 |
| 2,237 |
| 2,500 |
| 9,660 |
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| 945 |
| 731 |
| 746 |
| 833 |
| 3,220 |
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