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Consolidated cash-flow statement (unaudited)

 

Notes

Period ended
2 February
2008
£m

Period ended
3 February
2007
£m

Period ended
31 July
2007
£m

Net cash inflow from operating activities

18

64.3

190.5

246.0

Cash-flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

Expenditure on capitalised development

 

(8.4)

(52.8)

(87.4)

Expenditure on other intangible assets

 

(7.4)

(16.6)

(29.6)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(25.9)

(51.1)

(118.3)

Disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

2.0

1.4

25.6

Proceeds from sale of/(additions to) financial assets

 

1.0

(0.3)

15.0

Acquisition of businesses

 

(18.8)

(14.7)

(34.9)

Disposal of Aerospace

 

(5.1)

 

2,495.0

Disposals of businesses

 

42.2

11.2

9.1

Net cash-flow used in investing activities

 

(20.4)

(122.9)

2,274.5

 

 

 

 

 

Cash-flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issue of ordinary share capital

 

17.3

22.3

77.7

Purchase of own shares

 

(20.7)

 

(7.0)

Dividends paid to equity shareholders

 

(90.8)

(122.3)

(182.4)

Cash paid to shareholders under B share scheme

 

 

 

(2,090.9)

Increase in new borrowings

 

99.3

 

19.0

Reduction and repayment of borrowings

 

(47.6)

56.8

(284.7)

Net cash-flow used in financing activities

 

(42.5)

(43.2)

(2,468.3)

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

1.4

24.4

52.2

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

3.1

(51.1)

(51.1)

Exchange differences

 

(0.4)

2.6

2.0

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

4.1

(24.1)

3.1

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period comprise:

 

 

 

 

– cash at bank and in hand

 

124.4

268.4

148.5

– deposits

 

18.2

8.0

40.8

– bank overdrafts

 

(138.5)

(300.5)

(186.2)

 

 

4.1

(24.1)

3.1

 

 

 

 

 

Included in cash and cash equivalents per the balance sheet

 

142.6

274.1

186.2

Included in overdrafts per the balance sheet

 

(138.5)

(299.7)

(186.2)

Included in the assets of the disposal group

 

 

1.5

3.1

 

 

4.1

(24.1)

3.1

 


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