Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the six months ended 30th September 2009
    Six months ended Year ended
  Notes 30.9.09

£ million
30.9.08
restated
£ million
31.3.09

£ million
   


Cash flows from operating activities        
Profit before tax   109.5 140.3 249.4
Adjustments for:        
Share of profit in associate   (0.7) (0.5) (2.0)
Discontinued operations   - (0.4) 0.9
Depreciation, amortisation and profit on sale of non-current assets and investments   61.4 48.5 110.3
Share-based payments   0.7 2.4 -
Changes in working capital and provisions   (106.3) 2.8 201.5
Changes in fair value of financial instruments   (1.9) 10.8 (6.0)
Net finance costs   10.2 19.9 32.6
Income tax received / (paid)   4.7 (66.7) (85.3)
   


Net cash inflow from operating activities   77.6 157.1 501.4
   


Cash flows from investing activities        
Dividends received from associate   0.6 - -
Purchases of non-current assets and investments   (66.8) (68.6) (209.3)
Proceeds from sale of non-current assets and investments   0.1 0.1 0.2
Purchases of businesses and minority interests   (0.3) (1.7) (8.2)
Net proceeds from sale of businesses   - (0.3) 17.6
   


Net cash outflow from investing activities   (66.4) (70.5) (199.7)
   


Cash flows from financing activities        
Net proceeds on ESOT transactions in own shares   3.3 0.6 0.8
Proceeds from / (repayment of) borrowings and finance leases   68.4 40.3 (48.6)
Dividends paid to equity holders of the parent company 6 (54.9) (54.7) (78.1)
Settlement of currency swaps for net investment hedging   (30.6) (12.1) (93.9)
Proceeds from minority interest on share issue   0.3 - -
Interest paid   (17.6) (21.2) (42.7)
Interest received   5.7 2.8 9.0
   


Net cash outflow from financing   (25.4) (44.3) (253.5)
   


(Decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents in period   (14.2) 42.3 48.2
Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents   (2.0) (0.1) 13.1
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   99.8 38.5 38.5
   


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 7 83.6 80.7 99.8
   


         
Reconciliation to net debt        
(Decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents in period   (14.2) 42.3 48.2
(Proceeds from) / repayment of borrowings and finance leases   (68.4) (40.3) 48.6
   


Change in net debt resulting from cash flows   (82.6) 2.0 96.8
Exchange differences on net debt   32.7 (11.4) (20.8)
   


Movement in net debt in period   (49.9) (9.4) 76.0
Net debt at beginning of period   (534.4) (610.4) (610.4)
   


Net debt at end of period 7 (584.3) (619.8) (534.4)
   


 
 
 
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