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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

Financial year ended 1 February 2009

Note 2009
(52 weeks)
£m		 2008
(53 weeks)
£m
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 24 102.3 96.6
Interest received 0.7 0.9
Interest paid (12.4) (11.8)
Dividends paid on preference shares (3.5) (5.6)
Taxation paid (21.9) (23.1)
Net cash generated from operating activities 65.2 57.0
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of business 22 (1.1) (0.6)
Proceeds from disposal of business 23 0.7 24.4
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 24 3.3 1.9
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (7.0) (7.1)
Purchase of intangible assets (computer software) (9.1) (10.4)
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities (13.2) 8.2
Cash flows from financing activities
Issue of ordinary shares 19 0.9 1.4
Purchase of ordinary shares 19 (2.9) (2.5)
Purchase of preference shares 15 (23.6) (17.7)
New bank loans 29.5 32.1
Repayment of bank loans (22.8) (29.3)
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders 7 (34.0) (32.7)
Net cash used in financing activities (52.9) (48.7)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts (0.9) 16.5
Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at beginning of year 37.6 21.3
Exchange gains/(losses) 2.3 (0.2)
Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at end of year 13 39.0 37.6

The accounting policies and notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.