LUBRIZOL CORP
8-K, 1995-06-23
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                      
                           Washington, D. C. 20549
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                   FORM 8-K
                                      
                                CURRENT REPORT
                                      
                                      
                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                      
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 23, 1995
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                           THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION
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           Ohio                          1-5263                 34-0367600    
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                File Number)        Identification No.)




             29400 Lakeland Boulevard, Wickliffe, Ohio         44092           
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          (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code 216-943-4200
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Item 5.  Other Events
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 12 is a statement setting forth the computation of
the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the five years in the period
ended December 31, 1994 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 1995
and 1994.



                                        THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION



                                            /s/Gregory P. Lieb         
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                                        Gregory P. Lieb               
                                        Chief Accounting Officer and  
                                          Duly Authorized Signatory of
                                          The Lubrizol Corporation    
            


June 23, 1995

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                                                                                                                      EXHIBIT 12
                                             THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                         Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                        (all amounts except ratios are shown in thousands)

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                                  Three Months Ended                      Year Ended December 31,                    
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                                  3/31/95     3/31/94      1994             1993             1992            1991        1990  
                                  -------     -------    --------         --------         --------         -------    --------
<S>                               <C>         <C>        <C>              <C>              <C>            <C>         <C>
Pretax income                     $73,668     $63,848    $251,459         $119,651         $177,144       $178,140    $271,212    
Deduct earnings of less than                           
  50% owned affiliates (net of                         
  distributed earnings)                                
  included in pretax income        (3,331)     (3,861)       (871)          (2,354)               9         (3,796)     (3,659) 
Add losses of less than 50%                            
  owned affiliates included                            
  in pretax income                    165                     490           20,492            2,783             53         482 
                                                       
Add fixed charges excluding                            
  capitalized interest              2,074         832       3,149            4,154            3,615          7,738       6,049 
Add previously capitalized                             
  interest amortized during                            
  period                                                      452              268              162             96           6
                                  -------     -------    --------         --------         --------         -------   --------     
                                                       
"Earnings"                        $72,576     $60,819    $254,679         $142,211         $183,713        $182,231   $274,090
                                  =======     =======    ========         ========         ========        ========   ========
                                                       
Gross interest expense                                 
  including capitalized                                
  interest ("Fixed Charges")      $ 2,884     $ 1,585    $  6,922         $  6,292         $  4,981         $ 9,049   $  7,070
                                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed                             
  charges                            25.2        38.4        36.8             22.6             36.9            20.1       38.8
                                                       
Special Adjustments                                    
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"Earnings"                        $72,576     $60,819    $254,679         $142,211         $183,713        $182,231   $274,090
                                                       
Plus special charges                                                        86,303
                                                       
Less Genentech gain               (13,106)    (11,512)    (41,235)         (42,443)                                   (101,921)  
Plus Agribusiness write-off                                                                                              9,734 
                                  -------     -------    --------         --------         --------         -------   -------- 
                                                       
Adjusted "earnings"               $59,470     $49,307    $213,444         $186,071         $183,713        $182,231   $181,903  
                                  =======     =======    ========         ========         ========        ========   ======== 
                                                       
Ratio of adjusted earnings                             
  to fixed charges                   20.6        31.1        30.8             29.6             36.9            20.1       25.7
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