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Exhibit 12
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends of Subsidiary
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Years Ended December 31,
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1999 1998 1997
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Earnings:
Net Income $23,181,818 $22,025,872 $10,055,808
Add-Fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends of subsidiary 4,763,600 1,504,334 429,012
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Income before fixed charges and preferred
stock dividends of subsidiary $27,945,418 $23,530,206 $10,484,820
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Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends of Subsidiary:
Interest expense $ 1,749,225 $ 1,504,334 $ 429,012
Preferred stock dividends of subsidiary 3,014,375
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Total fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends of subsidiary $ 4,763,600 $ 1,504,334 $ 429,012
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Preferred Stock Dividends of Subsidiary 5.87 15.64 24.44
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The Company had no interest expense or other fixed charges prior to 1997. The
Company had no preferred stock of subsidiary prior to 1999.