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Cash Flow

Year ended 31 March 2011
US$m
2010
US$m
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1,374 1,157
Interest paid (106) (82)
Interest received 14 14
Dividends received from associates 1 -
Tax paid (88) (26)
Net cash inflow from operating activities 1,195 1,063
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (74) (58)
Purchase of other intangible assets (300) (256)
Sale of property, plant and equipment 7 30
Purchase of available for sale financial assets (3) -
Purchase of investments in associates - (7)
Disposal of other financial assets and investments in associates - discontinued operations 279 118
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (301) (41)
Disposal of subsidiaries - continuing operations 12 6
Disposal of subsidiaries - discontinued operations - (17)
Disposal of subsidiaries - total 12 (11)
Net cash flows used in investing activities (380) (225)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issue of ordinary shares 7 4
Receipt of share option proceeds 50 60
Purchase of own shares (336) -
Purchase of own share by employee trusts and in respect of employee share incentive plans (70) (178)
New borrowings 643 692
Repayment of borrowings (593) (1,217)
Capital element of finance lease rental payments (5) (2)
Net (payments on)/receipts from derivative financial instruments held to manage currency profile (15) 33
Net receipts from equity swaps 13 14
Receipt from/(payment into) bank deposit 29 (14)
Dividends paid (307) (248)
Net cash flows used in financing activities (584) (856)
Exchange and other movements 12 35
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents - continuing operations 243 17
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents - discontinued operations 2 19
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 245 36
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 163 127
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 408 163