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Group Cash Flow Statement

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For the year ended 31 December 2008      
Note 2008
£m
2007
£m
Cash generated from operations 38 218.2 272.1
Tax paid (5.0) (18.8)
Net cash from operating activities 213.2 253.3
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired 19(a) (11.4) (485.0)
Deferred consideration for businesses acquired (0.3) (1.7)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (124.4) (149.7)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 33.7 22.9
Payments to acquire intangible assets 14 (8.2) -
Receipts from disposal of available for sale investments - -
Receipts from disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed - 10.7
Payments in respect of discontinued operations   5.4 34.3
Interest received 11 (6.1) (1.9)
Net cash used in investing activities - -
Cash flows from financing activities 17.4 17.0
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares (93.9) (553.4)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares 0.4 5.5
Purchase of treasury shares (1.7)
Interest paid (66.5) (39.5)
Finance lease principal payments (32.8) (26.3)
Net loans advanced 14.0 424.9
Payments for the maturity of foreign currency swaps (33.0)
Dividends paid to minority interests (0.4) (0.1)
Dividends paid to shareholders of the Company (59.6) (53.9)
Net cash from (used in)/from financing activities (179.6) 310.6
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (60.3) 10.5
Opening cash and cash equivalents 157.2 143.6
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (60.3) 10.5
Foreign exchange 9.0 3.1
Closing cash and cash equivalents 23 105.9 157.2
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