Consolidated cash flow statement

Consolidated cash flow statement
for the year ended 31 December 2007
2007 2006
Notes Group
£m
Company
£m
Group
£m
Company
£m
Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before tax 138.5 132.3 86.8 14.4
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Amortisation of intangibles 2.4 - 1.4 -
Equity settled share-based compensation 3.1 6.2 0.8 -
Foreign exchange on translation of foreign subsidiary (1.2) - (4.6) -
Net fair value losses/(gains) on financial assets (14.3) (4.6) (8.8) 0.8
Depreciation of plant & equipment 1.6 - 1.2 -
Transfer of own shares in trust - (5.6) - -
Transfer of shares to employees 0.3 0.3 - -
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Increase in insurance liabilities 246.4 - 129.2 -
Increase in insurance receivables 36.2 - (85.1) -
Decrease/(increase) in other receivables 2.4 (80.2) 13.9 22.9
Increase in deferred acquisition costs (3.1) - (26.2) -
Decrease/(increase) in reinsurance assets (0.2) - 49.2 -
Increase in other payables (49.2) 2.0 37.6 6.5
Income tax paid (18.7) (2.7) (11.5) (3.1)
Contribution to pension fund (1.0) - (1.0) -
Acquisition of own shares in trust 21 (5.4) (5.4) (4.0) -
Net cash from operating activities 337.8 42.3 178.9 41.5
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of plant and equipment 13 (1.8) - (5.7) -
Purchase of syndicate capacity 12 - - (0.2) -
Acquisition of subsidiary (net of cash acquired) - - (2.2) -
Purchase of goodwill 12 (5.7) - - -
Purchase of investments (2,522.5) (411.8) (2,125.1) (412.4)
Expenditure on software development 12 (1.7) - (3.1) -
Proceeds from sale of investments (2,363.0) (414.5) 1,947.2 293.5
Capital injection in subsidiary - (32.8) - (33.4)
Net cash used in investing activities (168.7) (30.1) (189.1) (152.3)
Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares 4.4 4.4 0.4 0.4
Purchase of treasury shares (5.1) (5.1) - -
Repayment of syndicated loan - (1.8) (18.6) -
Proceeds from Tier 2 subordinated debt - - 148.1 148.1
Dividends paid 11 (18.6) (18.6) (14.6) (14.6)
Net cash used in financing activities (19.3) (21.1) 115.3 133.9
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 149.8 (8.9) 105.1 23.1
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 209.4 29.8 112.6 6.7
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (0.9) - (8.3) -
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 19 358.3 20.9 209.4 29.8


The notes form part of these financial statements.



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