 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| |
|
2003
m |
2002
m |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities |
A |
673 |
611 |
| Dividends received from joint ventures |
|
11 |
12 |
| Returns on investments and servicing of finance |
B |
(56) |
(84) |
| Taxation paid |
|
(43) |
(41) |
| Capital expenditure and financial investment |
C |
(196) |
(381) |
| Acquisitions and disposals |
D |
(16) |
(20) |
| Equity dividends paid |
|
(88) |
(109) |
| Cash inflow/(outflow) before use of liquid resources and financing |
|
285 |
(12) |
| Management of liquid resources |
E |
(90) |
217 |
| Financing |
F |
(19) |
(81) |
| Increase in cash |
|
176 |
124 |
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds |
| Increase in cash |
176 |
124 |
| Cash outflow/(inflow) from increase/(decrease) in liquid resources |
90 |
(217) |
| Cash outflow from decrease in borrowings |
20 |
82 |
| Change in net funds resulting from cash flows |
286 |
(11) |
| Borrowings of businesses disposed/(acquired) |
33 |
(52) |
| Finance lease additions |
(10) |
(32) |
| Zero-coupon bonds 2005/2007 (9.0% interest accretion) |
(4) |
(5) |
| Exchange adjustments |
(33) |
6 |
| Movement in net funds |
272 |
(94) |
| Net debt at January 1 |
(595) |
(501) |
| Net debt at December 31 |
(323) |
(595) |
| Analysis of net debt |
At
January 1, 2003
m |
Cash
flow
m |
Business
disposal
m |
Exchange
adjustments
m |
Other
non-cash
changes
m |
At December 31,
2003
m |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
634 |
184 |
33 |
(57) |
— |
794 |
| Overdrafts |
(13) |
(8) |
— |
1 |
— |
(20) |
| Short-term deposits and investments |
84 |
90 |
— |
— |
— |
174 |
| Other borrowings due within one year |
(248) |
243 |
— |
2 |
(56) |
(59) |
| Borrowings due after one year |
(961) |
(238) |
— |
19 |
52 |
(1,128) |
| Finance leases |
(91) |
15 |
— |
2 |
(10) |
(84) |
 |
(595) |
286 |
33 |
(33) |
(14) |
(323) |

|
 |
 |
| |
2003
m |
2002
m |
| Reconciliation of operating profit to operating cash flows |
| Operating profit |
223 |
168 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets (note 9) |
63 |
74 |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets (note 3) |
223 |
236 |
| Increase/(decrease) in provisions for liabilities and charges |
3 |
(125) |
| Decrease in stocks |
191 |
19 |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors |
(188) |
27 |
| Increase in creditors |
158 |
212 |
| A Net cash inflow from operating activities |
673 |
611 |
|
Returns on investments and servicing of finance |
| Interest received |
28 |
23 |
| Interest paid |
(79) |
(101) |
| Interest element of finance lease payments |
(5) |
(6) |
| B Net cash outflow for returns on investments and servicing of finance |
(56) |
(84) |
|
Capital expenditure and financial investment |
| Disposals/(additions) to unlisted investments |
7 |
(44) |
| Additions to intangible assets |
(37) |
(50) |
| Purchases of tangible fixed assets |
(182) |
(314) |
| Disposals of tangible fixed assets |
16 |
27 |
| C Net cash outflow for capital expenditure and financial investment |
(196) |
(381) |
|
Acquisitions and disposals |
| Acquisitions of businesses (note 31) |
(9) |
(28) |
| Disposals of businesses (note 32) |
1 |
14 |
| Investments in joint ventures |
(8) |
(6) |
| D Net cash outflow for acquisitions and disposals |
(16) |
(20) |
|
Management of liquid resources |
| (Increase)/decrease in short-term deposits |
(91) |
218 |
| Decrease/(increase) in government securities and corporate bonds |
1 |
(1) |
| E Net cash (outflow)/inflow from management of liquid resources |
(90) |
217 |
|
Financing |
| Borrowings due within one year – repayment of loans |
(245) |
(201) |
|
| Borrowings due within one year – increase in loans |
2 |
46 |
| Borrowings due after one year – repayment of loans |
(58) |
(48) |
|
| Borrowings due after one year – increase in loans |
296 |
151 |
| Capital element of finance lease payments |
(15) |
(30) |
| Net cash outflow from decrease in borrowings |
(20) |
(82) |
| Issue of ordinary shares |
1 |
1 |
| F Net cash outflow from financing |
(19) |
(81) |
|