Consolidated and Parent Company Cash Flow Statements
for the year ended 31st March 2009
      Group   Parent company
Click on notes to open Notes   2009

£ million
  2008
restated
£ million
  2009

£ million
  2008

£ million
     
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities                  
Profit / (loss) before tax     249.4   262.3   (7.0)   48.1
Adjustments for:                  
Share of (profit) / loss in associate 19   (2.0)   1.1   -   -
Discontinued operations 41   0.9   0.3   -   -
Depreciation, amortisation and profit on sale of non-current assets and investments     110.3   82.0   69.1   32.2
Share-based payments     -   4.3   -   2.5
Decrease / (increase) in inventories     80.1   8.3   (54.2)   17.0
Decrease / (increase) in receivables     215.9   (87.1)   685.0   (330.6)
(Decrease) / increase in payables     (91.8)   7.2   198.1   260.1
Increase / (decrease) in provisions     6.3   (3.1)   (13.9)   0.3
Employee benefit obligations charge less contributions     (9.0)   (6.8)   (10.1)   (7.4)
Changes in fair value of financial instruments     (6.0)   2.3   (5.1)   5.4
Net finance costs     32.6   30.3   14.9   10.0
Income tax paid     (85.3)   (71.5)   (25.8)   (3.3)
     
 
 
 
Net cash inflow from operating activities     501.4   229.6   851.0   34.3
     
 
 
 
                   
Cash flows from investing activities                  
Dividends received from associate 19   -   0.4   -   -
Dividends received from subsidiaries     -   -   56.0   -
Purchases of non-current assets and investments 36   (209.3)   (145.1)   (1,004.9)   (105.8)
Proceeds from sale of non-current assets and investments     0.2   1.5   -   1.0
Purchases of businesses and minority interests 36   (8.2)   (158.1)   -   -
Net proceeds from sale of businesses and minority interests 36   17.6   (1.8)   187.6   (1.2)
     
 
 
 
Net cash outflow from investing activities     (199.7)   (303.1)   (761.3)   (106.0)
     
 
 
 
                   
Cash flows from financing activities                  
Net purchase of own shares 36   0.8   (44.6)   0.8   (45.4)
(Repayment of) / proceeds from borrowings and finance leases 36   (48.6)   208.0   (7.7)   211.7
Dividends paid to equity holders of the parent company 10   (78.1)   (72.3)   (78.1)   (72.3)
Settlement of currency swaps for net investment hedging     (93.9)   (18.9)   -   -
Interest paid     (42.7)   (39.4)   (84.0)   (87.5)
Interest received     9.0   9.7   69.2   77.8
     
 
 
 
Net cash (outflow) / inflow from financing activities     (253.5)   42.5   (99.8)   84.3
     
 
 
 
                   
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year     48.2   (31.0)   (10.1)   12.6
Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents     13.1   9.5   -   -
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     38.5   60.0   5.1   (7.5)
     
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 37   99.8   38.5   (5.0)   5.1
     
 
 
 
                   
                   
Reconciliation to net debt                  
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year     48.2   (31.0)   (10.1)   12.6
Repayment of / (proceeds from) borrowings and finance leases     48.6   (208.0)   7.7   (211.7)
     
 
 
 
Change in net debt resulting from cash flows     96.8   (239.0)   (2.4)   (199.1)
Borrowings acquired with subsidiaries     -   (3.6)   -   -
Exchange differences on net debt     (20.8)   (3.0)   (0.1)   -
     
 
 
 
Movement in net debt in year     76.0   (245.6)   (2.5)   (199.1)
Net debt at beginning of year     (610.4)   (364.8)   (614.4)   (415.3)
     
 
 
 
Net debt at end of year 26   (534.4)   (610.4)   (616.9)   (614.4)
     
 
 
 
 
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