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Group Cash Flow Statement

for the financial year ended 31st December 2007
2007
2006
Notes
€m
€m
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before tax
1,904
1,602
Finance costs (net)
303
252
Group share of associates’ profit after tax
(64)
(47)
Profit on disposal of fixed assets
(57)
(40)
Group operating profit
2,086
1,767
13
Depreciation charge
739
664
7
Share-based payments
23
16
14
Amortisation of intangible assets
35
25
28
Amortisation of capital grants
(3)
(2)
 
Other non-cash movements
(2)
10
25
Net movement on provisions
(49)
11
20
Decrease/(increase) in working capital
261
(132)
Cash generated from operations
3,090
2,359
Interest paid (including finance leases)
(352)
(253)
Irish corporation tax paid
(18)
(20)
Overseas corporation tax paid
(370)
(358)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
2,350
1,728
Cash flows from investing activities
Inflows
16
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets
156
252
Interest received
64
46
28
Capital grants received
3
-
Dividends received from associates
30
22
253
320
Outflows
13
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(1,028)
(832)
33
Acquisition of subsidiaries and joint ventures
(1,858)
(1,978)
15
Investments in and advances to associates
-
(7)
15
Advances to joint ventures and purchase of trade investments
(40)
(13)
20
Deferred and contingent acquisition consideration paid
(107)
(74)
(3,033)
(2,904)
Net cash outflow from investing activities
(2,780)
(2,584)
Cash flows from financing activities
Inflows
 
Proceeds from issue of shares
36
87
31
Shares issued to minority interests
-
3
24
Decrease in liquid investments
29
-
Increase in interest-bearing loans and borrowings
1,481
1,708
Increase in finance lease liabilities
2
3
1,548 1,801
Outflows
30
Ordinary Shares purchased (own shares), net
(31)
(15)
24
Increase in liquid investments
-
(35)
Repayment of interest-bearing loans and borrowings
(753)
(656)
Repayment of finance lease liabilities
(27)
(13)
24
Net cash movement in derivative financial instruments
(113)
(29)
11
Dividends paid to equity holders of the Company
(250)
(197)
11
Dividends paid to minority interests
(5)
(12)
(1,179)
(957)
Net cash inflow from financing activities
369
844
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(61)
(12)
Reconciliation of opening to closing cash and cash equivalents
24
Cash and cash equivalents at 1st January
1,102
1,149
24
Translation adjustment
(35)
(35)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(61)
(12)
24
Cash and cash equivalents at 31st December
1,006
1,102


A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to net debt is presented in note 24 to the financial statements.

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