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    DAIRY FARM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
    INTERIM REPORT 1998

    Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

      (unaudited)
    Six months
    ended 30th June
    Year ended
    31st December
      1998
    US$m
      1997
    US$m
      1997
    US$m
     


    Operating activities
               

    Operating profit
     
    49.2
         
    35.9
         
    117.0
     

    Depreciation and amortisation
     
    62.3
         
    71.0
         
    142.7
     

    Other non-cash items
     
    3.5
         
    0.1
         
    9.5
     

    (Increase)/decrease in working capital
     
    (61.1)
         
    64.2
         
    156.3
     

    Net interest income/(expense)
     
    3.7
         
    (6.9)
         
    (13.5)
     

    Net tax paid
     
    (12.8)

         
    (7.4)

         
    (19.5)

     
       
    44.8
         
    156.9
         
    392.5
     

    Dividends from associates
     
    27.6

         
    20.1

         
    40.0

     

    Cash flows from operating activities

    72.4
     
    177.0
     
    432.5
     


    Investing activities
                       

    Purchase of tangible assets
     
    (58.9)
         
    (58.4)
         
    (214.2)
     

    Purchase of subsidiaries
     
    -
         
    (0.5)
         
    (0.2)
     

    Purchase of associates and
    other investments (note 6a)
     
    (43.0)
         
    (12.6)
         
    (19.5)
     

    Loans to associates
     
    (0.2)
         
    (0.9)
         
    (0.9)
     

    Sale of tangible assets
     
    12.9
         
    1.2
         
    8.8
     

    Sale of subsidiaries (note 6b)
     
    119.9
         
    3.4
         
    3.5
     

    Sale of associates (note 6c)
     
    292.8

         
    -

         
    39.9

     

    Cash flows from investing activities

    323.5
         
    (67.8)
         
    (182.6)
     


    Financing activities
                       

    Contribution from minority shareholders
     
    10.9
         
    0.9
         
    6.1
     

    Exercise of share options
     
    1.0
         
    1.1
         
    1.8
     

    Repurchase of convertible preference
    shares
     
    (10.3)
          -       -  

    Net increase/(decrease) in term loans
     
    10.3
         
    (41.7)
         
    (84.4)
     

    Dividends paid by the Company
     
    (87.4)
         
    (41.8)
         
    (69.2)
     

    Dividends paid to minority shareholders
     
    (0.4)

         
    (0.6)

         
    (1.2)

     

    Cash flows from financing activities

    (75.9)
         
    (82.1)
         
    (146.9)
     

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    and cash equivalents

    (1.9)

         
    0.2

         
    0.8

     

    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

    318.1
         
    27.3
         
    103.8
     

    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
    period

    522.4

         
    418.6

         
    418.6

     

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

    840.5

         
    445.9

         
    522.4

     

     
     
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    Cash flow per ordinary share from
    operating activities
    3.96   10.05   24.10  

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