139.4 | | Net cash from operating activities | 7 | 64.9 | 57.9 |
| | Investing activities | | | |
(56.2) | | Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (31.8) | (28.2) |
1.9 | | Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 2.1 | 0.6 |
(3.0) | | Purchases of intangible fixed assets | | (1.8) | (1.0) |
(0.9) | | Purchase of sundry investments | | – | – |
– | | Disposal of sundry investments | | 1.5 | – |
(58.2) | | Net cash used in investing activities | | (30.0) | (28.6) |
| | Financing activities | | | |
0.1 | | Interest received | | – | 0.2 |
(3.4) | | Interest paid | | (1.3) | (1.9) |
(24.0) | | Dividends paid | | (36.5) | (15.7) |
(36.6) | | Repayments of bank loans | | – | (34.5) |
(0.1) | | Payments of obligations under finance leases | | – | (0.1) |
– | | New bank loans raised | | – | 21.6 |
(3.5) | | Own shares purchased / settlement of share options | | (6.4) | (3.5) |
(67.5) | | Net cash used in financing activities | | (44.2) | (33.9) |
13.7 | | Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents | | (9.3) | (4.6) |
1.6 | | Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | 15.3 | 1.6 |
– | | Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | (0.3) | 0.1 |
15.3 | | Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 7 | 5.7 | (2.9) |