Cash flow

For the year ended 31 December 2020

	Note	2020 £m	2019 £m
Net cash generated from operating activities	27	139.1	177.3
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(57.8)	(77.7)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets		1.9	7.4
Purchases of other intangible assets		(2.1)	(1.0)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	25	(66.7)	(19.1)
Interest received¹		0.3	0.2

Net cash used in investing activities		(124.4)	(90.2)
Financing activities
Interest paid		(5.0)	(4.7)
Dividends paid	9	(25.1)	(74.9)
Principal elements of lease payments		(15.5)	(14.4)
Drawdown of bank loans		101.9	35.0
Repayments of bank loans		(62.1)	(37.3)
Own shares purchased		(0.5)	(6.0)

Net cash used in financing activities		(6.3)	(102.3)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		8.4	(15.2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		20.9	36.2
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes		(0.1)	(0.1)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	27	29.2	20.9

Interest received has been restated to present this as an investing activitiy cash flow item rather than a financing activity cash flow item.

For the year ended 31 December 2020

	Note	2020 £m	2019 £m
Net cash generated from operating activities	27	139.1	177.3
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(57.8)	(77.7)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets		1.9	7.4
Purchases of other intangible assets		(2.1)	(1.0)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	25	(66.7)	(19.1)
Interest received¹		0.3	0.2

Net cash used in investing activities		(124.4)	(90.2)
Financing activities
Interest paid		(5.0)	(4.7)
Dividends paid	9	(25.1)	(74.9)
Principal elements of lease payments		(15.5)	(14.4)
Drawdown of bank loans		101.9	35.0
Repayments of bank loans		(62.1)	(37.3)
Own shares purchased		(0.5)	(6.0)

Net cash used in financing activities		(6.3)	(102.3)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		8.4	(15.2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		20.9	36.2
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes		(0.1)	(0.1)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	27	29.2	20.9

Interest received has been restated to present this as an investing activitiy cash flow item rather than a financing activity cash flow item.