Cash flow statements
| Year ended 30 June 2014 |
Year ended 30 June 2015 |
Year ended 30 June 2016 |
Year ended 30 June 2017 |
Year ended 30 June 2018 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | |
| Net cash generated from operating activities, after tax | 167.0 | 171.4 | 164.6 | 227.0 | 244.8 |
| Increase in term deposits | - | - | - | (180.0) | (42.0) |
| Interest received | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | - | - |
| Dividends received from investments | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | - | - |
| Proceeds on disposal of available-for-sale investments | - | - | - | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (5.0) | (2.6) | (2.6) | (4.7) | (6.5) |
| Purchase of intangible assets | (2.6) | (2.9) | (4.1) | (8.4) | (9.6) |
| Purchase of investments | (0.3) | - | (0.1) | (3.4) | - |
| Net cash from/(used in) investing activities | (6.2) | (4.6) | (6.1) | (193.8) | (55.5) |
| Purchases of own shares in EBT | (4.9) | (2.0) | (15.9) | (2.9) | (8.6) |
| Proceeds on sale of own shares in EBT | 10.0 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 7.7 |
| Dividends paid to owners of the parent | (142.0) | (152.1) | (158.2) | (164.5) | (144.5) |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | (0.6) | (0.6) | (0.4) | - | - |
| Purchase of non-controlling interest in subsidiary | - | (1.1) | - | - | - |
| Net cash (used in) financing activities | (137.5) | (151.4) | (163.8) | (163.2) | (145.4) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 23.5 | 15.5 | (5.3) | (130.0) | 43.9 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 177.8 | 201.2 | 216.7 | 211.4 | 81.4 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 201.3 | 216.7 | 211.4 | 81.4 | 125.3 |
The above figures may be subject to roundings.