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Group Cash Flow Statement

For the six months ended 30 June 2013 (unaudited)

 

Notes

6 months
ended
30 June
2013
£ million

6 months
ended
30 June
2012
£ million

Year
ended
31 Dec
2012
£ million

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Cash generated from operations

4

270

134

479

Tax paid

 

(31)

(44)

(83)

Interest received

 

2

Interest paid

 

(13)

(11)

(25)

Net cash generated from operating activities

 

226

79

373

 

  

  

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

  

  

 

 

Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)

  

(99)

(104)

Acquisitions: repayment of loans and financing 

  

(22)

(22)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment (PPE)

  

(123)

(233)

(440)

Proceeds from sale of PPE

  

7

5

12

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(116)

(349)

(554)

 

  

  

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from issue of ordinary shares

  

1

2

3

Increase in long-term loans

  

280

489

857

Repayment of long-term loans

  

(331)

(238)

(650)

Net movement in short-term loans

  

(4)

26

8

Dividends paid to shareholders

  

(42)

(36)

(58)

Return of capital to shareholders 

  

(2)

(2)

Purchase of treasury shares

  

(11)

(11)

Net cash (used in)/from financing activities

  

(96)

230

147

 

  

  

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 

  

14

(40)

(34)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

  

1

35

35

Exchange loss on cash and cash equivalents

  

(1)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

5

15

(6)

1