Key Financial Data

Group Income Statement

Group Statement of Recognised Income and Expense

Group Balance Sheet
Group Cash Flow Statement
For the year ended 31 December 2007
Notes
2007
£ million
2006
£ million
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 2 230.2 160.2
Tax paid (21.4) (26.2)
Net cash generated from operating activities 208.8 134.0
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)   (0.4) (95.8)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (PPE) (180.6) (128.0)
Proceeds from sale of PPE 2 8.1 4.7
Net cash used in investing activities (172.9) (219.1)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issue of ordinary shares 1.8 0.5
Increase in long-term loans 66.0 157.5
Repayment of long-term loans (62.6) (43.7)
Net movement in short-term loans (7.1) 0.1
Interest received 1.5 0.8
Interest paid (12.8) (6.8)
Dividends paid to shareholders (19.2) (16.7)
Purchase of treasury shares (4.2) (2.6)
Net cash used in financing activities (36.6) 89.1
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (0.7) 4.0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 10.0 6.0
Exchange gain on cash and cash equivalents   0.3 -
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 3    9.6 10.0
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net debt
For the year ended 31 December 2007
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (0.7) 4.0
Cash outflow/(inflow) from movement in debt 3.7 (113.9)
Changes in net debt arising from cash flows 3.0 (109.9)
Exchange (losses)/gains (0.4) 7.6
Movement in net debt in period 2.6 (102.3)
Net debt at beginning of period (205.2) (102.9)
Net debt at end of period 18 (202.6) (205.2)

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