Consolidated cash flow statement
For the 26 weeks ended 30 August 2008
| 52 weeks to 1.3.08 £m |
Notes | 26 weeks to 30.8.08 £m |
26 weeks to 1.9.07 £m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| 564.2 | Cash generated from operations | 14 | 269.9 | 373.3 | |
| 18.7 | Interest received | 10.1 | 8.1 | ||
| (3.6) | Interest paid | – | (3.6) | ||
| (95.1) | Tax paid | (36.7) | (57.2) | ||
| 484.2 | Net cash inflow from operating activities | 243.3 | 320.6 | ||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| (176.3) | Purchase of property, plant and equipment | 10 | (44.2) | (57.6) | |
| 3.4 | Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment | 10 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| (35.0) | Purchase of intangible assets | 10 | (14.0) | (14.2) | |
| (8.7) | Purchase of investments | (75.0) | (6.8) | ||
| (41.4) | Acquisition of businesses | – | – | ||
| 3.9 | Disposal of investment | – | – | ||
| (254.1) | Net cash flows used in investing activities | (131.6) | (77.3) | ||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| 2.3 | Proceeds from the sale of own shares | 0.1 | – | ||
| (225.0) | Repayment of loans | – | (225.0) | ||
| (0.1) | Repayment of finance leases | – | (0.1) | ||
| (118.9) | Dividends paid | 9 | (86.8) | (78.1) | |
| (341.7) | Net cash flows used in financing activities | (86.7) | (303.2) | ||
| (111.6) | Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 25.0 | (59.9) | ||
| Movement in cash and cash equivalents | |||||
| 283.8 | Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 174.0 | 283.8 | ||
| 1.8 | Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | 0.7 | (1.0) | ||
| (111.6) | Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 25.0 | (59.9) | ||
| 174.0 | Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | 199.7 | 222.9 | ||
