Consolidated and Parent Company Cash Flow Statements for the year ended 31st March 2010.
      Group   Parent company
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  2009
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2010
£ million
  2009
£ million
Cash flows from operating activities                  
Profit before tax     228.5   249.4   376.9   49.0
Adjustments for:                  
Share of profit in associate 19   (1.7)   (2.0)    
Dissolution of associate 19   4.4      
Discontinued operations 41   0.9    
Depreciation, amortisation and profit on sale of non-current assets and investments     140.3   110.3   41.2   69.1
Share-based payments     4.7     4.2  
(Increase) / decrease in inventories     (22.1)   80.1   12.0   (54.2)
(Increase) / decrease in receivables     (123.1)   215.9   (53.9)   685.0
Increase / (decrease) in in payables     47.1   (91.8)   (90.7)   198.1
Increase / (decrease) in provisions     2.5   6.3   1.1   (13.9)
Employee benefit obligations charge less contributions     (24.9)   (9.0)   (7.9)   (10.1)
Changes in fair value of financial instruments     1.3   (6.0)   1.6   (5.1)
Dividends received from subsidiaries         (276.8)   (56.0)
Net finance costs     19.4   32.6   (11.5)   14.9
Income tax (paid) / received     (0.7)   (85.3)   41.1   (25.8)
Net cash inflow from operating activities     275.7   501.4   37.3   851.0
Cash flows from investing activities                  
Dividends received from associate 19   0.6      
Dividends received from subsidiaries         276.8   56.0
Purchases of non-current assets and investments 36   (131.8)   (209.3)   (239.8)   (1,004.9)
Proceeds from sale of non-current assets and investments     0.3   0.2    
Purchases of businesses and minority interests 36   (5.7)   (8.2)    
Net proceeds from sale of businesses and minority interests 36     17.6   56.3   187.6
Net cash (outflow) / inflow from investing activities (136.6) (199.7) 93.3 (761.3)
Cash flows from financing activities                  
Net proceeds on ESOT transactions in own shares 36   18.4   0.8   18.4   0.8
Proceeds from / (repayment of) borrowings and finance leases 36   30.1   (48.6)   31.9   (7.7)
Dividends paid to equity holders of the parent company 10   (78.4)   (78.1)   (78.4)   (78.1)
Settlement of currency swaps for net investment hedging     (25.3)   (93.9)   (25.3)  
Proceeds from minority interest on share issue     0.3      
Interest paid     (31.5)   (42.7)   (46.7)   (84.0)
Interest received     10.4   9.0   52.6   69.2
Net cash outflow from financing activities     (76.0)   (253.5)   (47.5)   (99.8)
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year     63.1   48.2   83.1   (10.1)
Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents     1.5   13.1    
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     99.8   38.5   (5.0)   5.1
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 37   164.4   99.8   78.1   (5.0)
Reconciliation to net debt                  
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year     63.1   48.2   83.1   (10.1)
(Proceeds from) / repayment of borrowings and finance leases     (30.1)   48.6   (31.9)   7.7
Change in net debt resulting from cash flows     33.0   96.8   51.2   (2.4)
Exchange differences on net debt     28.0   (20.8)   26.7   (0.1)
Movement in net debt in year     61.0   76.0   77.9   (2.5)
Net debt at beginning of year     (534.4)   (610.4)   (616.9)   (614.4)
Net debt at end of year 26   (473.4)   (534.4)   (539.0)   (616.9)

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