Exhibit 12.1
AMB Property Corporation
Computation of Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed
Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
(in thousands)
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
Earnings   2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
(Loss) income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests and income from unconsolidated entities
  $ (23,826 )   $ (141,560 )   $ (50,846 )   $ 255,316     $ 172,726  
Add:
                                       
Fixed charges
    176,700       177,857       212,940       206,929       231,867  
Amortization of capitalized interest
    8,621       7,474       6,280       4,621       2,770  
Distributed income from unconsolidated entities
    25,424       11,687       24,279       18,930       4,875  
Less:
                                       
Interest capitalization
    (35,177 )     (44,869 )     (64,354 )     (64,014 )     (42,938 )
 
                             
Total earnings
  $ 151,742     $ 10,589     $ 128,299     $ 421,782     $ 369,300  
 
                             
Fixed charges
                                       
Interest on indebtedness (including amortization of premiums and financings costs)
  $ 130,387     $ 118,043     $ 132,763     $ 125,337     $ 163,690  
Interest capitalized
    35,177       44,869       64,354       64,014       42,938
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor
    11,136       10,650       10,096       9,536       8,777  
Preferred distributions of consolidated subsidiaries
          4,295       5,727       8,042       16,462  
 
                             
Total fixed charges
  $ 176,700     $ 177,857     $ 212,940     $ 206,929     $ 231,867  
Preferred stock dividends
    15,806       15,806       15,806       15,806       13,582  
 
                             
Total combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
  $ 192,506     $ 193,663     $ 228,746     $ 222,735     $ 245,449  
 
                             
Consolidated ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends(1)
                      1.9       1.5  
 
                             
 
(1)   The ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends was less than one-to-one for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. For the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, earnings were insufficient to cover combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by $40.8 million, $183.1 million and $100.4 million, respectively.