Consolidated cash flow statement

for the year ended 31 December

€ million € million € million
2007 2006 2005
Cash flow from operating activities 28 5 188 5 574 5 924
Income tax paid (1 312) (1 063) (1 571)
Net cash flow from operating activities 3 876 4 511 4 353

Interest received 146 125 130

Purchase of intangible assets (136) (113) (92)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (1 046) (1 013) (914)
Disposal of property, plant and equipment 163 192 124
Sale and leaseback transactions resulting in operating leases 36 – 69
Acquisition of group companies, joint ventures and associates (214) (96) (20)
Disposal of group companies, joint ventures and associates 164 1 873 804
Acquisition of other non-current investments (50) (90) (50)
Disposal of other non-current investments 33 61 83
Dividends from joint ventures, associates and other non-current investments 188 120 65
(Purchase)/sale of financial assets 93 96 316
Net cash flow from/(used in) investing activities (623) 1 155 515

Dividends paid on ordinary share capital (2 182) (2 602) (1 804)

Interest and preference dividends paid (552) (605) (643)
Additional financial liabilities 4 283 2 154 3 968
Repayment of financial liabilities (2 896) (5 364) (4 795)
Sale and leaseback transactions resulting in finance leases 25 2 –
Capital element of finance lease rental payments (74) (73) (53)
Share buy-back programme (1 500) – (500)
Other movements on treasury stock 442 98 (776)
Other financing activities (555) (182) (218)
Net cash flow from/(used in) financing activities (3 009) (6 572) (4 821)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 244 (906) 47
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 710 1 265 1 406
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes (53) 351 (188)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 15 901 710 1 265

The cash flows of pension funds (other than contributions and other direct payments made by the Group in respect of
pensions and similar obligations) are not included in the consolidated cash flow statement. Cash flows relating to
discontinued operations included above are set out in note 27 on page 114.