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Note |
|
2007 Half year £m |
|
2006 Half year £m |
|
2006 Full year £m |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
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| Profit after tax |
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|
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41.5 |
|
25.7 |
|
61.4 |
| Adjustments for: |
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| Tax |
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|
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14.9 |
|
11.2 |
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24.2 |
| Profit on disposal of businesses |
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(19.4) |
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(9.5) |
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(9.5) |
| Finance costs |
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6.5 |
|
8.7 |
|
15.6 |
| Financial income |
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(4.6) |
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(4.1) |
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(9.0) |
| Depreciation |
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6.3 |
|
6.8 |
|
13.2 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets |
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|
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1.0 |
|
0.7 |
|
1.9 |
| Goodwill reduction |
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|
|
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1.2 |
| Loss on sale of property, plant & equipment |
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0.3 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.5 |
| Equity settled share-based payment expense |
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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 |
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|
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15.3 |
|
10.4 |
|
(8.9) |
| Increase in inventories |
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|
|
(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 |
|
|
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(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 |
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| Cash flows from investing activities |
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|
|
|
|
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|
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| Purchase of property, plant & equipment |
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|
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(4.9) |
|
(4.9) |
|
(10.5) |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment |
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|
|
0.1 |
|
0.1 |
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| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
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|
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(0.5) |
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(1.7) |
|
(13.6) |
| Proceeds from disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed |
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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) |
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| Cash flows from financing activities |
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| Interest paid |
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(4.1) |
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(6.5) |
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(13.2) |
| Dividends paid to equity holders of the parent |
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(15.4) |
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(13.9) |
|
(20.2) |
| Share options exercised by issue of share capital |
|
|
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0.1 |
|
1.0 |
|
1.5 |
| Share options exercised from shares held by Employee Benefit Trust |
|
|
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0.9 |
|
2.7 |
|
3.8 |
| Share options exercised from treasury shares |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
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| Purchase/sale of own shares by Employee Benefit Trust |
|
|
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(1.5) |
|
0.9 |
|
0.9 |
| Purchase of own shares - treasury shares |
|
|
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(32.5) |
|
|
|
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| Cancellation of cross-currency swap |
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|
|
|
|
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(2.9) |
| Repayment of borrowings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65.9) |
| Decrease in finance lease liabilities |
|
|
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(0.1) |
|
|
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(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 |
|
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|
47.0 |
|
76.1 |
|
76.1 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes |
|
|
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(0.6) |
|
(1.1) |
|
(4.4) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
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|
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 |
|
|
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0.7 |
|
2.8 |
|
6.6 |
| Movement in net debt |
|
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|
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) |