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Consolidated cash flow statement
Six months ended 30 June 2006
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Six months
ended
30 June 2006
US$m(1) |
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Six months
ended
30 June 2006
£m |
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Six
months
ended
30 June 2005
£m |
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Year ended
31 Dec. 2005
£m |
Cash flows from operating activities |
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|
|
|
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|
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Cash generated from operations |
435 |
|
235 |
|
413 |
|
700 |
Dividends received from associates and joint ventures |
20 |
|
11 |
|
12 |
|
15 |
Income tax paid |
(89) |
|
(48) |
|
(67) |
|
(143) |
Net cash from operating activities |
366 |
|
198 |
|
358 |
|
572 |
Cash flows from investing activities |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired |
(111) |
|
(60) |
|
- |
|
- |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(109) |
|
(59) |
|
(50) |
|
(103) |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
22 |
|
12 |
|
4 |
|
21 |
Purchases of intangible assets |
(2) |
|
(1) |
|
(72) |
|
(75) |
Decrease in investments in associates and joint ventures |
- |
|
- |
|
2 |
|
2 |
Net cash from investing activities |
(200) |
|
(108) |
|
(116) |
|
(155) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Interest paid |
(133) |
|
(72) |
|
(52) |
|
(163) |
Interest received |
65 |
|
35 |
|
13 |
|
44 |
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares |
- |
|
- |
|
1 |
|
3 |
Purchase of ordinary shares |
(2) |
|
(1) |
|
(1) |
|
(1) |
Proceeds from borrowings |
324 |
|
175 |
|
10 |
|
75 |
Repayment of borrowings |
(187) |
|
(101) |
|
(677) |
|
(701) |
Capital repayment to minority shareholders |
(4) |
|
(2) |
|
- |
|
- |
Dividends paid to minority interests |
(6) |
|
(3) |
|
- |
|
- |
Dividends paid to the Company’s shareholders |
(278) |
|
(150) |
|
(141) |
|
(210) |
Net cash from financing activities |
(221) |
|
(119) |
|
(847) |
|
(953) |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(55) |
|
(29) |
|
(605) |
|
(536) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period |
405 |
|
219 |
|
756 |
|
756 |
Exchange gains / (losses) on cash and cash equivalents |
11 |
|
6 |
|
(4) |
|
(1) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
361 |
|
196 |
|
147 |
|
219 |
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- US dollar equivalents are provided for reader convenience at the 30 June 2006 exchange rate of £1 : US$1.850.
Source : interim results 2006 news release
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