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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Reconciliation of profit for the year to cash generated from operations:

Cash generated from operations

Group

Company

2010

£m

2009
(Restated note 5)
£m

2010

£m

2009

£m

Continuing operations

Profit for the year

139.5

89.8

81.6

140.1

Adjustments for:

Employee share schemes

2.8

2.7

0.7

0.6

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(3.6)

(2.1)

-

-

Depreciation charge

135.1

131.3

0.1

-

Amortisation of intangible assets

0.3

1.2

-

-

Share of post-tax profit from joint ventures

(1.1)

(0.8)

-

-

Finance income

(34.4)

(45.8)

(22.9)

(24.3)

Finance costs

116.0

138.0

21.8

31.8

Dividends receivable

-

-

(80.6)

(128.6)

Taxation charge/(credit)

44.3

69.6

(0.2)

(0.3)

Changes in working capital (excluding the effect of acquisition of subsidiaries):

Decrease in inventories

0.3

0.8

-

-

Increase in trade and other receivables

(32.4)

(20.7)

(123.7)

(12.1)

Decrease/(increase) in trade and other payables

9.3

(24.5)

9.7

(9.1)

Decrease in retirement benefit obligations from contributions

(4.8)

(28.7)

(0.3)

(3.9)

Decrease in provisions

(7.9)

(10.2)

-

-

Cash generated/(outflow) from operations

363.4

300.6

(113.8)

(5.8)