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Consolidated cash-flow statement

 

Notes

Year ended
31 July 2008
£m

Period ended
31 July 2007
£m

Net cash inflow from operating activities

28

198.1

246.0

Cash-flows from investing activities

     

Expenditure on capitalised development

 

(19.8)

(87.4)

Expenditure on other intangible assets

 

(16.1)

(29.6)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(64.2)

(118.3)

Disposals of property, plant and equipment

 

2.7

25.6

Investment in financial assets

 

(3.4)

 

Proceeds from sale of financial asset

 

1.1

15.0

Acquisition of businesses

29

(149.7)

(34.9)

Disposal of Aerospace

7

(6.3)

2,495.0

Disposals of businesses

30

43.2

9.1

Net cash-flow (used)/generated in investing activities

 

(212.5)

2,274.5

       

Cash-flows from financing activities

     

Proceeds from exercise of share options

27

21.0

77.7

Purchase of own shares

 

(20.7)

(7.0)

Dividends paid to equity shareholders

8

(131.4)

(182.4)

Cash paid to shareholders under B share scheme

 

(16.4)

(2,090.9)

Increase in new borrowings

 

135.9

19.0

Reduction and repayment of borrowings

 

(11.0)

(284.7)

Net cash-flow used in financing activities

 

(22.6)

(2,468.3)

       

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(37.0)

52.2

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

3.1

(51.1)

Exchange differences

 

(6.1)

2.0

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

17

(40.0)

3.1

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period comprise:

     

– cash at bank and in hand

 

122.5

148.5

– short-term deposits

 

10.0

40.8

– bank overdrafts

 

(172.5)

(186.2)

   

(40.0)

3.1

Included in cash and cash equivalents per the balance sheet

17

132.5

186.2

Included in overdrafts per the balance sheet

17

(172.5)

(186.2)

Included in the assets of the disposal group

18

 

3.1

 

17

(40.0)

3.1

 

The consolidated cash-flow statement includes cash-flows relating to discontinued operations. See note 7 for details of these cash-flows.


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