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  Group cash flow statement for the year ended 31 March 2002

   
Notes
2002
£m
2001
£m

2000
£m
Net cash inflow from operating activities 16 5,257 5,887 5,849
Dividends from associates and joint ventures   2 10 5
Returns on investments and servicing of finance        
Interest received   309   293   286  
Interest paid, including finance costs   (2,004 ) (1,020 ) (449 )
Net cash outflow for returns on investments and servicing of finance   (1,695 ) (727 ) (163 )
Taxation        
UK corporation tax paid   (557 ) (669 ) (1,308 )
Non-UK tax paid   (5 ) -   (3 )
Taxation paid   (562 ) (669 ) (1,311 )
Capital expenditure and financial investment        
Purchase of intangible fixed assets   - (4,208 ) -
Purchase of tangible fixed assets   (4,069 ) (4,756 ) (3,568 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets   2,645   440   143  
Purchase of fixed asset investments   (37 ) (93 ) (373 )
Disposal of fixed asset investments   107   175   46  
Net cash outflow for capital expenditure and financial investment   (1,354 ) (8,442 ) (3,752 )
Acquisitions and disposals        
Purchase of subsidiary undertakings, net of £nil cash acquired (2001 - £101m, 2000 - £69m)   (896 ) (11,215 ) (4,065 )
Investments in joint ventures   (235 ) (3,214 ) (933 )
Investments in associates   -   (72 ) (2,167 )
Repayment of loans to joint ventures   -   -   550  
Disposal of subsidiary undertakings, net of £28m cash disposed (2001 - £nil, 2000 - £8m)   1,959   245   206  
Sale of investments in joint ventures and associates   4,957   502   4  
Net cash inflow (outflow) for acquisitions and disposals   5,785 (13,754 ) (6,405 )
Equity dividends paid   - (1,432 ) (1,364 )
Cash inflow (outflow) before management of liquid resources and financing   7,433 (19,127 ) (7,141 )
Management of liquid resources 17 (1,864 ) (480 ) 1,236
Financing        
Issue of ordinary share capital   6,057   149   127  
Issue of shares to minorities   -   36   432  
Inflow on demerger of mmO2 19 440   -   -  
New loans   30   14,552   1,473  
Repayment of loans   (1,851 ) (225 ) (587 )
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings   (10,155 ) 5,223   4,514  
Net cash inflow (outflow) from financing   (5,479 ) 19,735 5,959
Increase in cash in the year   90 128 54
Decrease (increase) in net debt in the year 19 13,930 (18,942 ) (6,582 )


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