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Financial statements: Group cash flow statement



for the year ended 31 March 2004

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Notes 2004
£m
2003
£m
Net cash inflow from operating activities 30(a) 731 860
Dividends received from associated undertakings 45 24
(including £9m (2003 nil) in respect of discontinued operations)
Returns on investments and servicing of finance 30(b) (48) (11)
Taxation (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 (244) (220)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) before management of liquid resources and financing 686 (832)
Management of liquid resources 30(g) 8 (134)
Financing - issue of Ordinary shares 31 3
- purchase of own shares for cancellation - (1)
- change in debt and lease financing 30(h) (534) 934
Increase/(decrease) in cash 191 (30)
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net debt
Increase/(decrease) in cash 191 (30)
Cash outflow/(inflow) from movement in debt and lease financing 534 (934)
Cash (inflow)/outflow from movement in liquid resources (8) 134
Movement in net debt resulting from cash flows 717 (830)
Finance leases acquired with subsidiary - (2)
New finance leases (2) (7)
Investments transferred from current to fixed assets (8) -
Exchange movements 179 37
Movement in net debt 886 (802)
Net debt at beginning of year 30 (i) (2,086) (1,284)
Net debt at end of year 30 (i) (1,200) (2,086)

 
     
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