Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

Full Year September 2007 (Excel download)
Half Year March 2008 (Excel download)

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

	Six months ended 31 March 2008 (Unaudited) £m	Six months ended 31 March 2007 (Unaudited) £m	Year ended 30 September 2007 (Audited) £m
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from continuing operations	187.4	157.6	317.1
Interest received	1.8	1.7	3.6
Interest paid	(16.0)	(17.6)	(34.4)
Tax paid	(31.1)	(37.6)	(66.1)
Net cash from operating activities	142.1	104.1	220.2
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired)	(58.6)	(33.0)	(96.2)
Disposal of subsidiaries	-	-	0.9
Purchase of intangible assets	(8.4)	(4.6)	(15.9)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(10.6)	(12.1)	(22.1)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0.1	0.2	0.2
Net cash used in investing activities	(77.5)	(49.5)	(133.1)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issue of ordinary share capital	3.8	11.0	15.0
Finance lease principal payments	-	(0.1)	(0.2)
Issue costs on loans	(0.3)	(0.2)	(0.2)
Repayment of borrowings	(126.0)	(79.1)	(189.0)
New borrowings	139.1	42.5	122.2
Dividends paid to shareholders	(74.5)	(32.5)	(49.0)
Net cash used in financing activities	57.9	(58.4)	(101.2)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (before exchange rate changes)	6.7	(3.8)	(14.1)
Effects of exchange rate changes	4.1	(1.7)	(2.3)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	10.8	(5.5)	(16.4)
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 October	65.6	82.0	82.0
Cash and cash equivalents at period end	76.4	76.5	65.6

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