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Group Cash Flow Statement

For the six months ended 30 June 2012 (unaudited)

 

Notes

6 months
ended
30 June
2012
£ million

6 months
ended
30 June
2011
£ million

Year
ended
31 Dec
2011
£ million

Cash flows from operating activities

       

Cash generated from operations

4

133.7

155.2

508.8

Tax paid

 

(43.6)

(52.6)

(89.1)

Interest received

 

0.2

0.2

1.0

Interest paid

 

(11.6)

(6.1)

(17.4)

Net cash generated from operating activities

 

78.7

96.7

403.3

         

Cash flows from investing activities

       

Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)

18

(99.7)

(14.2)

(14.2)

Acquisitions: repayment of loans and financing

18

(22.2)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment (PPE)

 

(232.6)

(181.0)

(418.2)

Proceeds from sale of PPE

 

5.0

5.5

12.6

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(349.5)

(189.7)

(419.8)

         

Cash flows from financing activities

       

Net proceeds from issue of ordinary shares

 

2.2

1.2

1.6

Increase in long-term loans

 

489.2

283.3

697.3

Repayment of long-term loans

 

(238.4)

(119.8)

(450.0)

Net movement in short-term loans

 

26.4

(3.7)

2.4

Dividends paid to shareholders

 

(36.2)

(33.2)

(52.1)

Return of capital to shareholders

 

(1.6)

(147.7)

Purchase of treasury shares

 

(11.1)

(10.1)

Net cash generated from financing activities

 

230.5

127.8

41.4

         

Net (decrease)/increase in cash
and cash equivalents

 

(40.3)

34.8

24.9

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

34.5

10.2

10.2

Exchange loss on cash and cash equivalents

 

(0.2)

(0.2)

(0.6)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

5

(6.0)

44.8

34.5