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Consolidated cash flow statement

52 weeks ended 1 February 2009

	Note	2009 £m	2008 £m
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations	24	964	756
Interest paid		(70)	(70)
Taxation paid		(104)	(107)
Net cash inflow from operating activities		790	579
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received		29	50
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		22	94
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and investment property		(678)	(402)
Net cash outflow from investing activities		(627)	(258)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares		3	17
Shares repurchased for cancellation		(146)	–
Finance lease principal payments		(2)	(3)
New borrowings		250	–
Repayment of borrowings		(2)	(266)
Decrease / (increase) in long term cash on deposit	12	74	(74)
Dividends paid to equity shareholders		(131)	(108)
Net cash inflow / (outflow) from financing activities		46	(434)
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		209	(113)
Cash and cash equivalents at start of period		118	231
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	15	327	118

	Note	2009 £m	2008 £m
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		209	(113)
Cash outflow from decrease in debt and lease financing		4	268
Cash inflow from increase in loans		(250)	–
Long term cash on deposit		(74)	74
Other non-cash movements		12	–
Opening net debt		(543)	(772)
Closing net debt	25	(642)	(543)