Cash Flow

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Unaudited consolidated cash flow statement for the six months ended 30 September 2007


 Notes 30 Sept
2007

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2007

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2006
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2006
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Net cash inflow from financing activities  453.4 258.6 1,180.9
 
(Decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents for the period  (76.6) 9.6 37.1
Net cash generated from operations
Cash generated from operations 26 282.6 335.3 682.4
Interest paid  (163.9) (121.4) (237.5)
Interest received  8.5 3.8 12.4
Funding pension scheme deficit  (1.1) (1.6) (3.9)
Taxation (includes REIT conversion charge)  (356.3) (42.0) (91.9)
 
Net cash (outflow) / inflow from operations  (230.2) 174.1 361.5
 
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment property development expenditure(246.2) (158.2) (429.4) 
Acquisition of investment properties(552.7) (473.4) (523.7) 
Other investment property related expenditure(63.2) (35.9) (77.2) 
Acquisition of properties by Property Partnerships(153.0) (12.4) (416.5) 
Capital expenditure by Property Partnerships(9.5) (12.5) (26.0) 
       
Capital expenditure on properties(1,024.6) (692.4) (1,472.8) 
Disposal of non-current investment properties 799.4 319.5 841.0 
Disposal of non-current operating properties30.6 14.7 28.8 
       
Net expenditure on properties(194.6) (358.2) (603.0) 
Disposal of a PPP project25.3 - - 
Net expenditure on non-property related non-current assets(5.3) (9.1) (18.8) 
       
Net cash outflow from capital expenditure (174.6) (367.3) (621.8) 
Receivable finance leases acquired(35.8) (18.9) (43.3) 
Receipts in respect of receivable finance leases1.4 1.5 3.8 
Net loans (to) / from joint ventures and cash contributed(83.0) (45.3) 10.8 
Distributions from joint ventures53.2 6.9 39.2 
Net cash advanced to disposal group(61.0) - (372.6) 
Acquisitions of Group undertakings (net of cash acquired)- - (521.4) 
       
Net cash used in investing activities  (299.8) (423.1) (1,505.3)
 
Cash flows from financing activities
Issue of shares1.5 4.8 8.4 
Purchase of own share capital(81.1) (35.7) (36.2) 
Increase in debt693.5 424.5 1,433.9 
Decrease in finance leases payable(1.0) (1.2) (2.2) 
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders(159.5) (133.8) (223.0)