Annual report and financial statements 2008

Company cash flow statement

  52 weeks
ended
29 March
2008
£m
52 weeks
ended
31 March
2007
£m
Cash flows from operating activities    
Cash generated from operations 0.1 0.9
Net cash inflow from operating activities 0.1 0.9
Cash flows from investing activities    
Dividends received 344.0 260.6
Net cash inflow from investing activities 344.0 260.6
Cash flows from financing activities    
Interest paid (0.2)
Shares purchased in buy back (555.9)
Redemption of non-equity B shares (54.7)
Shares issued on exercise of employee share options 31.6 44.9
Drawdown of intercompany loan 523.8 9.1
Equity dividends paid (343.6) (260.6)
Net cash outflow from financing activities (344.1) (261.5)
Net cash inflow from activities
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning and end of year

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