3i Group plc Report and accounts 2005

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Consolidated cash flow statement

for the year to 31 March 2005
    Notes 2005
£m
2004
(as restated)*
£m
Operating activities
       
Interest received and similar income arising from debt securities and
   other fixed income securities held as financial fixed asset investments
    64 66
Other interest received and similar income     46 35
Dividends received from equity shares     103 93
Fees and other net cash receipts        
- revenue     38 41
- capital     18 5
Administrative expenses paid        
- revenue     (74) (53)
- capital     (94) (91)
Additional pension contributions     (60) (13)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
  43 41 83

Returns on investment and servicing of finance
       
Interest paid on borrowings        
- revenue     (56) (59)
- capital     (25) (42)
Net cash flow from returns on investment and servicing of finance
    (81) (101)

Taxation paid
   
(1)

(2)

Capital expenditure and financial investment
       
Investment in equity shares, fixed income shares and loans     (719) (756)
Sale, repayment or redemption of equity shares, fixed income shares and loan investments     1,287 913
Purchase of tangible fixed assets     (4) (2)
Sale of tangible fixed assets     1 1
Net cash flow from capital expenditure and financial investment
    565 156

Acquisitions and disposals
       
Investment in joint ventures     - (25)
Divestment or repayment of interests in joint ventures     14 25
Net cash flows from acquisitions and disposals
    14 -


Equity dividends paid
   
(85)

(83)

Management of liquid resources
 
47

(309)

(15)

Net cash flow before financing
   
144

38

Financing
       
Debt due within one year   46 (67) (232)
Debt due after more than one year   46 11 200
Issues of shares   44 5 12
Own shares     (25) (20)
Net cash flow from financing
    (76) (40)

Increase/(decrease) in cash
 
46

68

(2)
*As restated to reflect the adoption of FRS 17 - Retirement Benefits and UITF 38 - Accounting for ESOP Trusts. See Basis of preparation.