Annual Report and
Accounts 2006

Year ended 31 July 2006


35. Reconciliation of opening to closing net debt


For the year ended 31 July 2006 At
1 August
£m
Cash
flows
£m
Acquisitions
£m
New
finance
leases
£m
Fair value
adjustments
£m
Exchange
movement
£m
At 31 July
£m
Cash and cash equivalents 381 52 - - - (17) 416
Bank overdrafts (437) 304 - - - 9 (124)
  (56) 356 - - - (8) 292
Financial assets: trading investments 5 - - - - (1) 4
Derivative financial instruments (11) 4 - - (13) 1 (19)
Bank loans (1,047) (1,085) (74) - 26 28 (2,152)
Obligations under finance leases (62) 17 (2) (30) - 2 (75)
  (1,171) (708) (76) (30) 13 22 (1,950)

For the year ended 31 July 2005 At 1 August
£m
Cash
flows
£m
Acquisitions
£m
New
finance
leases
£m
Fair value
adjustments
£m
Exchange
movement
£m
At 31 July
£m
Cash and cash equivalents 291 66 - - - 24 381
Bank overdrafts (379) (8) - - - (50) (437)
  (88) 58 - - - (26) (56)
Financial assets: trading investments 6 (1) - - - - 5
Derivative financial instruments (1) - - - (10) - (11)
Bank loans (835) (176) (1) - - (35) (1,047)
Obligations under finance leases (52) 5 - (13) - (2) (62)
  (970) (114) (1) (13) (10) (63) (1,171)