Consolidated cash flow statement

For the half year to 30 June 2007

    Note   2007
Half year
£m
  2006
Half year
£m
  2006
Full year
£m
Cash flows from operating activities                
Profit after tax       41.5   25.7   61.4
Adjustments for:                
Tax       14.9   11.2   24.2
Profit on disposal of businesses       (19.4)   (9.5)   (9.5)
Finance costs       6.5   8.7   15.6
Financial income       (4.6)   (4.1)   (9.0)
Depreciation       6.3   6.8   13.2
Amortisation of intangible assets       1.0   0.7   1.9
Goodwill reduction           1.2
Loss on sale of property, plant & equipment       0.3   0.1   0.5
Equity settled share-based payment expense       0.4   0.3   0.6
Operating profit before changes in working capital and provisions       46.9   39.9   100.1
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables       15.3   10.4   (8.9)
Increase in inventories       (7.1)   (2.0)   (1.0)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables       (10.8)   (9.2)   4.4
(Decrease)/increase in provisions and employee benefits       (2.5)   2.6   7.4
Corporation tax paid       (8.5)   (12.3)   (21.5)
Net cash from operating activities   2   33.3   29.4   80.5
 
Cash flows from investing activities                
Purchase of property, plant & equipment       (4.9)   (4.9)   (10.5)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment       0.1   0.1  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired       (0.5)   (1.7)   (13.6)
Proceeds from disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed       30.4   13.5   13.3
Interest received       1.0   1.3   2.0
Net cash from investing activities       26.1   8.3   (8.8)
 
Cash flows from financing activities                
Interest paid       (4.1)   (6.5)   (13.2)
Dividends paid to equity holders of the parent       (15.4)   (13.9)   (20.2)
Share options exercised by issue of share capital       0.1   1.0   1.5
Share options exercised from shares held by Employee Benefit Trust       0.9   2.7   3.8
Share options exercised from treasury shares       2.0    
Purchase/sale of own shares by Employee Benefit Trust       (1.5)   0.9   0.9
Purchase of own shares - treasury shares       (32.5)    
Cancellation of cross-currency swap           (2.9)
Repayment of borrowings           (65.9)
Decrease in finance lease liabilities       (0.1)     (0.4)
Net cash from financing activities       (50.6)   (15.8)   (96.4)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       8.8   21.9   (24.7)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       47.0   76.1   76.1
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes       (0.6)   (1.1)   (4.4)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       55.2   96.9   47.0
 
Reconciliation of changes in cash and cash equivalents to movements in net debt                
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       8.8   21.9   (24.7)
Repayment of borrowings           65.9
Net decrease in finance lease liabilities       0.1     0.4
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes       0.7   2.8   6.6
Movement in net debt       9.6   24.7   48.2
Net debt at start of period       (71.7)   (119.9)   (119.9)
Net debt at end of period   2   (62.1)   (95.2)   (71.7)
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