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Exhibit 12(a)

Kimco Realty Corporation and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

         For the year ended December 31,
     For the three  
    months ended                              
    March 31, 2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000
   

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax earnings from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests or income/loss from equity investees
  $ 54,869,587   $ 211,693,553   $ 197,216,020   $ 218,268,903   $ 214,336,266   $ 176,050,236
Add:
                                   
Interest on indebtedness (excluding capitalized interest)
    28,505,203     107,772,945     99,996,284     85,771,695     87,629,198     90,290,264
Amortization of debt related expenses
    834,231     2,247,702     4,642,201     3,060,946     2,593,442     2,394,189
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor
    1,261,487     5,250,441     5,697,237     5,910,534     6,005,312     5,679,310
   

 

 

 

 

 

      85,470,508     326,964,641     307,551,742     313,012,078     310,564,218     274,413,999
Distributed income from equity investees
    33,815,457     94,994,050     67,712,364     40,274,767     36,376,934     13,841,549
   

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax earnings from continuing operations, as adjusted
  $ 119,285,965   $ 421,958,691   $ 375,264,106   $ 353,286,845   $ 346,941,152   $ 288,255,548
   

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges —
                                   
Interest on indebtedness (including capitalized interest)
  $ 30,952,516   $ 116,504,453   $ 108,883,362   $ 94,860,415   $ 95,553,248   $ 94,840,265
Amortization of debt related expenses
    543,976     1,223,385     3,851,301     2,504,105     2,243,817     2,158,792
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor
    1,261,487     5,250,441     5,697,237     5,910,534     6,005,312     5,679,310
   

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges
  $ 32,757,979   $ 122,978,279   $ 118,431,900   $ 103,275,054   $ 103,802,377   $ 102,678,367
   

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    3.6     3.4     3.2     3.4     3.3     2.8
   

 

 

 

 

 


Kimco Realty Corporation and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Stock Dividends

         For the year ended December 31,
    For the three   
    months ended                              
    March 31, 2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000
   

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax earnings from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests or income/loss from equity investees
  $ 54,869,587   $ 211,693,553   $ 197,216,020   $ 218,268,903   $ 214,336,266   $ 176,050,236
Add:
                                   
Interest on indebtedness (excluding capitalized interest)
    28,505,203     107,772,945     99,996,284     85,771,695     87,629,198     90,290,264
Amortization of debt related expenses
    834,231     2,247,702     4,642,201     3,060,946     2,593,442     2,394,189
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor
    1,261,487     5,250,441     5,697,237     5,910,534     6,005,312     5,679,310
   

 

 

 

 

 

      85,470,508     326,964,641     307,551,742     313,012,078     310,564,218     274,413,999
Distributed income from equity investees
    33,815,457     94,994,050     67,712,364     40,274,767     36,376,934     13,841,549
   

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax earnings from continuing operations,
as adjusted
  $ 119,285,965   $ 421,958,691   $ 375,264,106   $ 353,286,845   $ 346,941,152   $ 288,255,548
   

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges —
                                   
Interest on indebtedness (including capitalized interest)
  $ 30,952,516   $ 116,504,453   $ 108,883,362   $ 94,860,415   $ 95,553,248   $ 94,840,265
Preferred stock dividends
    2,909,375     11,637,500     14,668,698     18,437,700     24,553,136     26,328,281
Amortization of debt related expenses
    543,976     1,223,385     3,851,301     2,504,105     2,243,817     2,158,792
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor
    1,261,487     5,250,441     5,697,237     5,910,534     6,005,312     5,679,310
   

 

 

 

 

 

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
  $ 35,667,354   $ 134,615,779   $ 133,100,598   $ 121,712,754   $ 128,355,513   $ 129,006,648
   

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
    3.3     3.1     2.8     2.9     2.7     2.2