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								Year ended 31st December | 
							
							
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								| Operating profit Depreciation and amortisation Other non-cash items Decrease/(increase) in working capital Net interest expense Net tax (paid)/recovered  | 
								35.9 71.0 0.1 64.2 (6.9) (7.4)  | 
								21.0 63.7 1.6 (34.9) (10.0) (12.3)  | 
								97.9 130.8 20.8 18.4 (16.4) (1.0)  | 
							
							
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								  Dividends from associates | 
								156.9 20.1 | 
								29.1 19.7 | 
								252.5 37.4 | 
							
							
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								| Cash flows from operating activities | 
								177.0 | 
								48.8 | 
								289.9 | 
								
							
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								| Purchase of tangible assets Purchase of subsidiaries Purchase of associates and other investments Loans to associates Sale of tangible Assets Sale of subsidiaries Sale of associates  | 
								(58.4) (0.5) (12.6) (0.9) 1.2 3.4 -  | 
								(95.3) (0.1) (0.7) (5.9) 0.1 - -  | 
								(244.0) (1.6) (3.8) (11.6) 10.0 - 4.3  | 
							
							
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								| Cash flows from investing activities | 
								(67.8) | 
								101.9 | 
								246.7 | 
							
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								| Capital contribution from minority Shareholders Excercise of options Net (decresce)/increase in term loans Dividends paid by the Company Dividends paid to minority share holders  | 
								0.9 1.1 (41.7) (41.8) (0.6)  | 
								- - 276.2 (65.4) (0.3)  | 
								5.8 - 297.9 (91.8) (1.0)  | 
							
							
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								| Cash flows from financing activities Effect of exchange rate changes  | 
								(82.1) 0.2  | 
								210.5 (4.5)  | 
								210.9 (5.6)  | 
							
							
								
									 
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							| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 
								27.3 | 
								152.9 | 
								248.5 | 
							
							| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 
								418.6 | 
								170.1 | 
								170.1 | 
							
							
								
									 
								
									 
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							| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 
								445.9 | 
								323.0 | 
								418.6 | 
							
							
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							| Cash flow per ordinary share from operating activities | 
								10.05 | 
								2.82 | 
								16.66 | 
							
							
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