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Group cash flow statement for the year ended December 31, 2003



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    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)