Consolidated cash-flow statement

 



Notes

Year ended
31 July 2009
£m

Year ended
31 July 2008
£m

Net cash inflow from operating activities

27

332.1

198.1

Cash-flows from investing activities

Expenditure on capitalised development

 

(22.5)

(19.8)

Expenditure on other intangible assets

 

(17.4)

(16.1)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(57.4)

(64.2)

Disposals of property, plant and equipment

 

19.8

2.7

Investment in financial assets

 

(6.6)

(3.4)

Proceeds from sale of financial assets

 

 

1.1

Acquisition of businesses

28

(103.3)

(149.7)

Disposal of Aerospace

7

(1.9)

(6.3)

Disposals of businesses

 

(0.2)

43.2

Net cash-flow used in investing activities

 

(189.5)

(212.5)

 

 

 

 

Cash-flows from financing activities

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of share options

26

4.1

21.0

Purchase of own shares

 

 

(20.7)

Dividends paid to equity shareholders

8

(132.0)

(131.4)

Cash paid to shareholders under B share scheme

 

 

(16.4)

Cash outflow from matured derivative financial instruments

 

(89.9)

 

Increase in new borrowings

 

495.8

135.9

Reduction and repayment of borrowings

 

(357.9)

(11.0)

Net cash-flow used in financing activities

 

(79.9)

(22.6)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

62.7

(37.0)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

(40.0)

3.1

Exchange differences

 

(3.0)

(6.1)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

17

19.7

(40.0)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period comprise:

 

 

 

– cash at bank and in hand

 

84.0

122.5

– short-term deposits

 

7.7

10.0

– bank overdrafts

 

(72.0)

(172.5)

 

 

19.7

(40.0)

Included in cash and cash equivalents per the balance sheet

17

91.7

132.5

Included in overdrafts per the balance sheet

17

(72.0)

(172.5)

 

17

19.7

(40.0)

 

The consolidated cash-flow statement includes cash-flows relating to discontinued operations. See note 7 for details of these cash-flows.



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