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at 31 March 2002 |
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Notes |
2002
£m |
2001
Restated)
(Note 1)
£m |
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Cash flow from operating activities |
31(a) |
540.5 |
645.7 |
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Dividends received from associated undertakings |
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22.8 |
6.9 |
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Returns on investments and servicing of
finance |
31(b) |
(43.0) |
(54.6) |
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Taxation |
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(82.0) |
(94.7) |
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Capital expenditure |
31(c) |
(321.8) |
(267.6) |
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Financial investment |
31(d) |
(15.5) |
(38.5) |
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Acquisition of subsidiaries |
31(e) |
(34.3) |
(172.7) |
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Disposal of subsidiaries |
31(f) |
6.3 |
228.9 |
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Dividends paid |
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(212.8) |
(206.4) |
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Cash (outflow)/inflow before management
of liquid resources and financing |
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(139.8) |
47.0 |
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Management of liquid resources |
31(g) |
(18.0) |
118.9 |
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Financing –issue of shares |
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1.7 |
1.5 |
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–change
in debt and lease financing |
31(h) |
74.6 |
(195.5) |
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Decrease in cash |
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(81.5) |
(28.1) |
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Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement
in net debt |
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Decrease in cash |
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(81.5) |
(28.1) |
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Cash (inflow)/outflow from movement in debt
and lease financing |
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(74.6) |
195.5 |
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Cash outflow/(inflow)from movement in liquid
resources |
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18.0 |
(118.9) |
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Movement in net debt resulting from cash
flows |
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(138.1) |
48.5 |
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Loans and finance leases acquired with subsidiary |
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(7.2) |
(3.1) |
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New finance leases |
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(4.9) |
(3.4) |
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Exchange movements |
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(3.8) |
(118.7) |
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Movement in net debt |
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(154.0) |
(76.7) |
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Net debt at beginning of year |
31(i) |
(1,130.4) |
(1,053.7) |
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Net debt at end of year |
31(i) |
(1,284.4) |
(1,130.4) |
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