Financial Statements 2007

Consolidated statement of cash flows

For the year ended 31 December 2007


  in millions of Euro 2007 2006
  Operating activities    
  Profit for the year 236 186
       
  Adjustments for:    
8.11 Share of result of associates 1 1
8.5 Finance costs 36 32
8.6 Income tax expense 125 75
  Gain on disposal of subsidiary -1 -5
8.3 Depreciation and amortisation 39 36
8.3 Share based payment expense 6 7
  Other non cash items 13 11
8.18 Increase in provisions 33 5
  Operating cash flows before movements in working capital 488 348
  Increase in trade and other receivables -161 -131
  Increase in trade and other liabilities 86 98
  Cash generated from operations 413 315
  Interest paid -34 -28
  Income taxes paid -119 -81
  Net cash from operating activities 260 206
       
Investing activities    
8.9 | 8.10 Purchase of property, equipment and software -51 -53
9 Acquisition of subsidiaries -126 -157
  Disposal of subsidiaries 2 6
  Acquisition of associates -1 -1
  Disposal of associates 1 1
  Dividends from associates   1
  Originated loans -7 -6
  Net cash used in investing activities -182 -209
       
  Financing activities    
  Dividends paid -56 -45
  Movement in long-term borrowings 32 58
  Redemption preference shares B -3  
  Proceeds on issue of shares 26 14
  Increase/decrease in bank overdrafts -49 12
  Net cash from/used in financing activities -50 39
       
  Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 28 36
       
  Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 187 154
  Effect of exchange rate changes -7 -3
  Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 208 187