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| All figures in £ millions |
Notes |
2007 |
2006 |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
| Net cash generated from operations |
32 |
659 |
621 |
| Interest paid |
|
(109) |
(106) |
| Tax paid |
|
(87) |
(59) |
| Net cash generated from operating activities |
|
463 |
456 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired |
29 |
(472) |
(363) |
| Acquisition of joint ventures and associates |
|
(4) |
(4) |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment (PPE) |
|
(86) |
(68) |
| Proceeds from sale of PPE |
32 |
14 |
8 |
| Purchase of intangible assets |
|
(33) |
(29) |
| Disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed |
31 |
469 |
10 |
| Interest received |
|
19 |
24 |
| Dividends received from joint ventures and associates |
|
32 |
45 |
| Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(61) |
(377) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
| Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares |
26 |
12 |
11 |
| Purchase of treasury shares |
|
(72) |
(36) |
| Proceeds from borrowings |
|
272 |
84 |
| Liquid resources acquired |
|
(15) |
(24) |
| Repayment of borrowings |
|
(391) |
(145) |
| Finance lease principal payments |
|
(2) |
(3) |
| Dividends paid to Company’s shareholders |
9 |
(238) |
(220) |
| Dividends paid to minority interests |
|
(10) |
(15) |
| Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(444) |
(348) |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
3 |
(44) |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
(39) |
(313) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
531 |
844 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
20 |
492 |
531 |
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