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| Net cash inflow from operating activities |
30(a) |
731 |
860 |
| Dividends received from associated undertakings |
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45 |
24 |
| (including £9m (2003 nil) in respect of discontinued operations) |
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| Returns on investments and servicing of finance |
30(b) |
(48) |
(11) |
| Taxation |
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(176) |
(141) |
| Capital expenditure |
30(c) |
(306) |
(329) |
| Financial investment (including £82m (2003 £5m) in respect of discontinued operations) |
30(d) |
37 |
(13) |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries |
30(e) |
(132) |
(1,241) |
Disposal of subsidiaries and joint venture
(including £558m (2003 nil) in respect of discontinued operations) |
30(f) |
779 |
239 |
| Dividends paid |
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(244) |
(220) |
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| Net cash inflow/(outflow) before management of liquid resources and financing |
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686 |
(832) |
| Management of liquid resources |
30(g) |
8 |
(134) |
| Financing - issue of Ordinary shares |
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31 |
3 |
| - purchase of own shares for cancellation |
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(1) |
| - change in debt and lease financing |
30(h) |
(534) |
934 |
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| Increase/(decrease) in cash |
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191 |
(30) |
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| Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net debt |
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| Increase/(decrease) in cash |
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191 |
(30) |
| Cash outflow/(inflow) from movement in debt and lease financing |
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534 |
(934) |
| Cash (inflow)/outflow from movement in liquid resources |
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(8) |
134 |
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| Movement in net debt resulting from cash flows |
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717 |
(830) |
| Finance leases acquired with subsidiary |
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- |
(2) |
| New finance leases |
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(2) |
(7) |
| Investments transferred from current to fixed assets |
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(8) |
- |
| Exchange movements |
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179 |
37 |
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| Movement in net debt |
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886 |
(802) |
| Net debt at beginning of year |
30 (i) |
(2,086) |
(1,284) |
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| Net debt at end of year |
30 (i) |
(1,200) |
(2,086) |
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