| |
Note |
52 weeks to
2 February
2008
£m |
53 weeks to
3 February
2007
£m |
 |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
| Cash generated from/(utilised in) operations |
31 |
61.7 |
(39.6) |
| Interest paid |
|
(25.1) |
(12.6) |
| Interest received |
|
3.4 |
2.5 |
| Income tax received/(paid) |
|
0.1 |
(13.4) |
|
| Net cash generated from/(utilised in) operating activities |
|
40.1 |
(63.1) |
|
| Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
| Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired) |
|
- |
(63.0) |
| Purchase of intangible assets |
|
(10.3) |
(7.3) |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
(32.4) |
(69.1) |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
11.8 |
- |
| Disposal costs on sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
(0.2) |
- |
| Purchase of minority |
|
- |
(2.8) |
| Purchase of short-term investments |
|
(4.5) |
- |
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(35.6) |
(142.2) |
|
| Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
| Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares |
|
- |
0.7 |
| Repayment of Senior Notes |
|
- |
(97.8) |
| Repayment of bank borrowings |
|
(116.1) |
- |
| Proceeds from bank borrowings |
|
158.9 |
109.7 |
| Debt issue costs paid |
|
(8.2) |
- |
| Finance lease principal repayments |
|
(1.3) |
(1.2) |
| Net transactions in own shares held by Trust |
|
- |
(0.1) |
| Dividends paid to Company's shareholders |
8 |
(25.7) |
(25.6) |
|
| Net cash generated from/(utilised in) financing activities |
|
7.6 |
(14.3) |
|
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts |
|
12.1 |
(219.6) |
| Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at beginning of the year |
|
27.1 |
246.7 |
|
| Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at end of the year |
32 |
39.2 |
27.1 |
|
| Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts consist of: |
|
|
|
| Cash |
18 |
39.2 |
28.4 |
| Bank overdrafts |
20 |
- |
(1.3) |
|
| Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at end of the year |
32 |
39.2 |
27.1 |
|