Consolidated Cash Flow
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For the year ended 31 December 2007
The notes to the accounts (PDF, 377 KB) form part of these financial statements.
For the year ended 31 December 2007
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 2007 £m |
2006 £m |
2007 £m |
2006 £m |
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| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Cash generated from operations | 36.1 | 281 | 217 | (3) | 10 |
| Income taxes paid | (24) | (24) | 2 | 12 | |
| Net cash from operating activities | 257 | 193 | (5) | 22 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Dividends received from joint ventures and associates | 83 | 24 | 52 | 13 | |
| Dividends received from subsidiaries | – | – | 3 | 80 | |
| Interest received | 26 | 29 | 29 | 21 | |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | (198) | (80) | – | – | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (80) | (57) | (1) | – | |
| Purchase of investments | (11) | (8) | – | (35) | |
| Investment in and loans made to joint ventures and associates | (50) | (22) | 1 | – | |
| Investment in and loans made to subsidiaries | – | – | (231) | 35 | |
| Investment in financial assets | (39) | (12) | – | – | |
| Disposal of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed | 92 | – | – | – | |
| Disposal of property, plant and equipment | 9 | 9 | – | – | |
| Disposal of investments | – | – | 84 | – | |
| Net cash (used in)/from investing activities | (168) | (117) | 63 | 114 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Purchase of ordinary shares | (4) | (3) | (4) | (3) | |
| Proceeds from new loans | 42 | 35 | – | (27) | |
| Repayment of loans | (1) | (27) | – | (27) | |
| Finance lease principal repayments | – | (1) | – | ||
| Buy-back of preference shares | (8) | (19) | (8) | (19) | |
| Ordinary dividends paid | (42) | (52) | (42) | (52) | |
| Interest paid | (7) | (5) | (41) | (32) | |
| Preference dividends paid | (11) | (12) | (11) | (12) | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (26) | (78) | (101) | (112) | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 63 | (2) | (169) | 24 | |
| Effects of exchange rate changes | 8 | (6) | – | – | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 308 | 316 | 154 | 130 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 36.2 | 379 | 308 | (15) | 154 |
The notes to the accounts (PDF, 377 KB) form part of these financial statements.
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