CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

	Note	2009 £m	2008 £m
Net cash flow from operating activities
Cash inflow from operating activities	24	174.1	156.0
Borrowing costs paid		(27.4)	(42.2)
Interest received		6.0	6.6
Income tax paid		(16.5)	(27.8)
Net cash inflow from operating activities		136.2	92.6

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(19.6)	(65.9)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		10.1	15.8
Settlement of amounts payable for purchase of businesses		(3.9)	(121.4)
Net cash used in investing activities		(13.4)	(171.5)

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of ordinary share capital	23	325.0	1.1
Capital element of finance lease rental payments		(2.3)	(3.5)
Repayment of loans/settlement of derivative financial instruments		(278.6)	(74.8)
New loans		–	146.0
Dividends paid to equity holders of the Company	7	–	(36.5)
Payments to minority Shareholder		(0.2)	(0.7)
Net cash generated from financing activities		43.9	31.6
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year	25	166.7	(47.3)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	26	52.9	87.3
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes		(2.7)	12.9
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	26	216.9	52.9

The accompanying Statement of Significant Accounting Policies and Notes to the Accounts are an integral part of this Consolidated Cash Flow Statement.