| 131.2 | | Net cash from operating activities | 7 | 57.9 | 66.5 |
| | Investing activities | | | |
| (48.8) | | Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (28.2) | (28.2) |
| 4.7 | | Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| (3.6) | | Purchases of intangible fixed assets | | (1.0) | (1.6) |
| (84.7) | | Acquisition of businesses | | – | (32.0) |
| (0.9) | | Purchases of sundry investments | | – | (0.8) |
| 2.7 | | Disposal of subsidiary | | – | – |
| (130.6) | | Net cash used in investing activities | | (28.6) | (59.4) |
| | Financing activities | | | |
| 0.3 | | Interest received | | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| (2.8) | | Interest paid | | (1.9) | (1.4) |
| (21.3) | | Dividends paid | | (15.7) | (13.8) |
| (2.3) | | Repayments of bank loans | | (34.5) | (2.4) |
| (0.2) | | Payments of obligations under finance leases | | (0.1) | (0.1) |
| 28.8 | | New bank loans raised | | 21.6 | 12.5 |
| 0.3 | | Proceeds on issue of ordinary share capital | | – | 0.2 |
| (11.0) | | Own shares purchased / settlement of share options | | (3.5) | (8.5) |
| (8.2) | | Net cash used in financing activities | | (33.9) | (13.3) |
| (7.6) | | Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | | (4.6) | (6.2) |
| 9.5 | | Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | 1.6 | 9.5 |
| (0.3) | | Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | 0.1 | (0.6) |
| 1.6 | | Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | (2.9) | 2.7 |