Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

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for the year ended 30th September, 2007

 
      Note
    2007
    £m
    2006
    £m
Operating profit before share of results of joint ventures and associates – continuing             3 159.4 149.5
Operating profit – discontinued 25 0.8
Adjustments for:      
Share-based payments 4, 39 18.1 11.6
Depreciation 3, 19 59.0 70.6
Impairment of property, plant and equipment 3 6.0
Amortisation of intangible assets 3, 18 82.2 50.6
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets 3, 17, 18 52.7 59.2
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital   378.2 341.5
Decrease/(increase) in inventories   5.9 (5.4)
Increase in trade and other receivables   (64.2) (13.6)
Increase in trade and other payables   59.8 47.0
Decrease in provisions   3.4 1.9
Cash generated by operations   383.1 371.4
Taxation paid   (43.8) (29.1)
Taxation received   8.5
Net cash from operating activities before payment into pension scheme   339.3 350.8
Payment into Group pension scheme following sale of Aberdeen Journals in 2006   (25.9)
Net cash inflow from operating activities   313.4 350.8
Investing activities      
Interest received   5.7 3.5
Dividends received from joint ventures and associates   6.6 7.0
Dividends received from available-for-sale investments   1.5 3.8
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (72.2) (117.5)
Purchase of available-for-sale investments 21 (0.6) (21.6)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment   5.3 19.1
Proceeds on disposal of investments   2.1 28.6
Purchase of subsidiaries 14 (312.3) (293.4)
Internally generated intangible fixed assets 18 (14.0) (10.5)
Treasury hedging activities   32.8 5.3
Investment in joint ventures and associates 20 (14.5) (13.7)
Loans to joint ventures and associates repaid 20 5.0
Proceeds on disposal of subsidiaries 14 37.0 186.5
Proceeds on disposal of associates   1.1
Net cash used in investing activities   (316.5) (202.9)
Financing activities      
Equity dividends paid 10 (52.6) (48.6)
Dividends paid to minority interests 37 (8.9) (7.7)
Issue of share capital 35 2.7 1.4
Issue of shares by Group companies to minority interests 37 0.5 2.2
Purchase of own shares 36 (32.8) (31.0)
Settlement of subsidiary share option plan   (8.7) (6.4)
Interest paid   (56.6) (50.1)
Interest element of finance lease rental payments 8 (0.1)
Capital element of finance lease rental payments 13 (7.2)
Proceeds on issue of bond 13 197.8
Premium on repurchase of bonds 13 (2.6)
Bonds redeemed 13 (9.4)
Loan notes repaid 13 (2.8) (2.1)
Repayment of other borrowings 13 (54.7) (23.7)
Net cash used in financing activities   (28.1) (173.3)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 13 (31.2) (25.4)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 13, 26 96.1 124.0
Exchange loss on cash and cash equivalents 13 (0.9) (2.5)
Net cash and cash equivalents at end of year 13, 26 64.0 96.1