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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended 31 December 2007

  2007   2006 Note
  £m   £m  
         
Net cash from operating activities 108.0   109.2 26
Investing activities        
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (72.5)   (59.5)  
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 6.6   4.8  
Purchases of intangible fixed assets (1.0)   (0.7)  
Acquisition of investment in an associate (0.2)   –  
Acquisition of subsidiaries (32.7)   (86.3)  
Disposal of subsidiaries –   0.1  
Net cash used in investing activities (99.8)   (141.6)  
         
Financing activities        
Interest received 3.4   2.9  
Interest paid (12.5)   (15.7)  
Dividends paid (22.6)   (20.5)  
Dividends paid to a minority shareholder (0.1)   (0.1)  
Repayments of bank loans (187.1)   (65.5)  
Payments of obligations under finance leases (1.9)   (1.8)  
New bank loans raised 216.4   46.0  
New obligations under finance leases 0.6   0.5  
Proceeds on issue of ordinary share capital 3.1   1.9  
Own shares purchased/settlement of share options (8.6)   0.1  
Net cash used in financing activities (9.3)   (52.2)  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (1.1)   (84.6)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 33.4   120.7  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes 2.0   (2.7)  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 34.3   33.4