Key financial data

Consolidated and Company statements of cash flows

for the year ended 31 December 2010

  Group Company
Notes 2010
£m
2009
£m
2010
£m
2009
£m
Cash flows from operating activities          
Cash generated from/(used in) operations 30 78.2 46.2 (13.0) 1.5
Interest received   0.7 2.5 1.1 2.2
Interest paid   (1.3) (2.2) (0.1) (0.1)
Income tax (paid)/received   (9.2) (6.8) (1.6) 3.8
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities   68.4 39.7 (13.6) 7.4
Cash flows from investing activities          
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment   0.3 0.5
Proceeds from sale of associates and available-for-sale investments   9.2
Dividends received from joint ventures and associates   3.0 1.2
Repayment of loans by associates, joint ventures and subsidiaries   0.5 0.7 8.2 5.4
Loans to associates, joint ventures and subsidiaries   (0.3) (0.6) (8.4) (2.1)
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired 16(e) (8.3) (7.2)
Deferred consideration paid in relation to prior year acquisitions   (4.0) (0.8)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment 15 (5.5) (3.2) (0.9) (0.3)
Purchases of intangible assets 14 (1.7) (1.4) (0.7) (0.7)
Purchase of investment in associates, joint ventures and available-for-sale investments   (1.2) (1.0) (0.2)
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities   (17.2) (2.6) (1.8) 2.1
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from issue of share capital   1.0 1.0
Proceeds from borrowings   26.0 20.0
Purchase of own shares for Employee Benefit Trust 27 (11.2) (4.7)
Contribution to Employee Benefit Trust   (0.1)
Purchase of non-controlling interests 16(f) (8.9)
Repayments of borrowings (32.1) (31.4)
Dividends paid 12 (12.1) (8.5) (11.0) (7.4)
Net cash used in financing activities   (37.3) (24.6) (10.1) (7.4)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts   13.9 12.5 (25.5) 2.1
Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at beginning of year   80.9 75.3 19.2 17.1
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held   1.7 (6.9)
Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at end of year 19, 22 96.5 80.9 (6.3) 19.2

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