annual report 2009

financial statements: cash flow statement
for the year ended 31 March 2009

      Group   
      2009  2008  
  Notes   Rm  Rm  
Cash flow from operating activities           
Cash generated from operations 26.1    669.7 556.2  
Interest and dividends received     96.3 61.0  
Interest paid     (108.5) (68.2)  
Taxation paid 26.2    (185.6) (290.4)  
Cash retained from operating activities      471.9 258.6  
Cash utilised in investing activities           
Net additions to insurance business investments     (111.7) (43.2)  
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment     (77.0) (59.8)  
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment     5.7 5.7  
Net cash outflow from investing activities      (183.0) (97.3)  
Cash effects of financing activities           
Purchase of own shares     (51.3) (162.4)  
Dividends paid     (284.3) (262.7)  
Proceeds on sale of own shares     1.1 21.8  
Increase in long-term borrowings     100.0  
Finance lease liability     (1.0)  
Net cash outflow from financing activities      (234.5) (404.3)  
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents      54.4 (243.0)  
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year     (636.6) (393.6)  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year  26.3    (582.2) (636.6)