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| For the year ended 31 December 2007 | |||
| Note | 2007 £m |
2006 £m | |
| Cash generated from operations | 38 | 272.1 | 254.5 |
| Tax paid | (18.8) | (9.0) | |
| Net cash from operating activities | 253.3 | 245.5 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired | 19a) | (485.0) | (19.8) |
| Deferred consideration for businesses acquired | (1.7) | (3.0) | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (149.7) | (73.5) | |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 22.9 | 24.3 | |
| Payments to acquire available for sale investments | - | (4.6) | |
| Payments to acquire associates | - | (1.5) | |
| Receipts from disposal of available for sale investments | 10.7 | 13.2 | |
| Receipts from disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed | 19b) | 34.3 | - |
| Payments in respect of discontinued operations | 11 | (1.9) | - |
| Receipts from disposal of intangible assets | - | 1.5 | |
| Interest received | 17.0 | 12.4 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (553.4) | (51.0) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares | 5.5 | 15.8 | |
| Purchase of treasury shares | – | (11.6) | |
| Interest paid | (39.5) | (32.1) | |
| Finance lease principal payments | (26.3) | (21.5) | |
| Net loans advanced/(repaid) | 424.9 | (89.9) | |
| Loans receivable repaid | – | 1.0 | |
| Dividends paid to minority interests | (0.1) | – | |
| Dividends paid to shareholders of the Company | (53.9) | (49.7) | |
| Net cash from/(used in) financing activities | 310.6 | (188.0) | |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 10.5 | 6.5 | |
| Opening cash and cash equivalents | 143.6 | 140.0 | |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 10.5 | 6.5 | |
| Foreign exchange | 3.1 | (2.9) | |
| Closing cash and cash equivalents | 23 | 157.2 | 143.6 |
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