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Group Cash Flow Statement

For the year ended 31 December 2013

 

Notes

2013
£ million

2012
£ million

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

2

603

479

Tax paid

(68)

(83)

Interest received

1

2

Interest paid

(27)

(25)

Net cash generated from operating activities

509

373

Cash flows from investing activities

Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)

(104)

Acquisitions: repayment of loans and financing

(22)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment (PPE)

(228)

(440)

Proceeds from sale of PPE

2

14

12

Net cash used in investing activities

(214)

(554)

Cash flows from financing activities

Net proceeds from issue of ordinary shares

1

3

Increase in long-term loans

430

857

Repayment of long-term loans

(637)

(650)

Net movement in short-term loans

(4)

8

Dividends paid to shareholders

(66)

(58)

Return of capital to shareholders

(2)

Purchase of treasury shares

(1)

(11)

Net cash (used in)/from financing activities

(277)

147

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

18

(34)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year

1

35

Exchange loss on cash and cash equivalents

(7)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year

3

12

1