Net cash from operating activities | 25 | 131.2 | 119.8 |
Investing activities | | | |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (48.8) | (43.6) |
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | | 4.7 | 1.5 |
Purchases of intangible fixed assets | | (3.6) | (2.4) |
Acquisition of businesses | | (84.7) | (0.5) |
Purchase of sundry investments | | (0.9) | (0.9) |
Disposal of subsidiary | | 2.7 | – |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (130.6) | (45.9) |
Financing activities | | | |
Interest received | | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Interest paid | | (2.8) | (5.1) |
Dividends paid | | (21.3) | (17.4) |
Dividends paid to a non-controlling shareholder | | – | (0.1) |
Repayments of bank loans | | (2.3) | (59.3) |
Payments of obligations under finance leases | | (0.2) | (0.4) |
New bank loans raised | | 28.8 | 0.4 |
Proceeds on issue of ordinary share capital | | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Own shares purchased / settlement of share options | | (11.0) | (1.1) |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (8.2) | (81.6) |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | | (7.6) | (7.7) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | | 9.5 | 17.6 |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | (0.3) | (0.4) |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 25 | 1.6 | 9.5 |