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Consolidated cash flow statement
Year ended 31 December 2006
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Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
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Cash generated from operations |
1,517 |
|
775 |
|
700 |
Dividends received from associates and joint ventures |
31 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
Income tax paid |
(223) |
|
(114) |
|
(143) |
Net cash from operating activities |
1,325 |
|
677 |
|
572 |
Cash flows from investing activities |
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|
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Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired |
(117) |
|
(60) |
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- |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(255) |
|
(130) |
|
(103) |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
86 |
|
44 |
|
21 |
Purchases of intangible assets |
(6) |
|
(3) |
|
(75) |
Decrease in investments in associates and joint ventures |
2 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
Net cash from investing activities |
(290) |
|
(148) |
|
(155) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
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|
|
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Interest paid |
(272) |
|
(139) |
|
(163) |
Interest received |
16 |
|
8 |
|
44 |
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares |
8 |
|
4 |
|
3 |
Purchase of ordinary shares |
(4) |
|
(2) |
|
(1) |
Net repayments of borrowings |
(327) |
|
(167) |
|
(626) |
Capital repayment to minority shareholders |
(10) |
|
(5) |
|
- |
Dividends paid to minority interests |
(6) |
|
(3) |
|
- |
Dividends paid to the Company's shareholders |
(436) |
|
(223) |
|
(210) |
Net cash from financing activities |
(1,031) |
|
(527) |
|
(953) |
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
4 |
|
2 |
|
(536) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year |
429 |
|
219 |
|
756 |
Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents |
(10) |
|
(5) |
|
(1) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
423 |
|
216 |
|
219 |
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- US dollar equivalents are provided for reader convenience at the 31 December 2006 exchange rate of £1 : US$1.957.
Source : Final results 2006 news release
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