| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Cash Flow Statement | 31-Dec-24 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 |
| Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities | 312.80 | 298.60 | 241.10 | 273.40 | 259.20 |
| ROI, Servicing of Finance | |||||
| Assocs/JV Dividends Received | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Interests & Other Dividends Received | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Interest Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Minorities & Non-Equity Divs Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Taxation Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Gross Cash Flow | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Capital Expd & Financial Inv | |||||
| Interests & Other Dividends Received | 13.00 | 11.30 | 5.60 | 3.40 | 1.40 |
| Disposal of Property, Plant & Equipment | 5.60 | 0.50 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.20 |
| Disposal of Investments | n/a | n/a | (2.80) | n/a | n/a |
| Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment | (74.30) | (84.00) | (104.30) | (52.80) | (42.00) |
| Purchase of Investments | (4.50) | (5.20) | (460.30) | n/a | (4.80) |
| Net Purchase of Intangible Assets | (14.60) | (14.20) | (8.90) | (8.10) | (4.90) |
| Other Investing Cash Flow | 9.50 | (4.10) | (4.30) | (3.20) | (3.00) |
| (65.30) | (95.70) | (571.00) | (58.70) | (51.10) | |
| Financing Activities | |||||
| Dividends Paid | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Repayments of Borrowings | (16.60) | (16.10) | (524.00) | (77.50) | (187.20) |
| Borrowings | 76.80 | 192.80 | 1,008.80 | n/a | 138.30 |
| Other Financing Cash Flow | (155.90) | (281.00) | (34.50) | (44.80) | (21.10) |
| (95.70) | (104.30) | 450.30 | (122.30) | (70.00) | |
| Net Increase/Decrease In Cash | 32.50 | (16.30) | 16.80 | 1.40 | 55.60 |
| Key Financials | 31-Dec-24 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 |
| Shares in Issue - Year End | 73.70 | 73.60 | 73.78 | 73.77 | 73.77 |
| Financial Data | |||||
| Cash Incr/Decr per Share | 44.10p | (22.15p) | 22.83p | 0.019p | 75.44p |
| Operating Cash Flow per Share | 424.42p | 405.71p | 327.58p | 3.75p | 351.70p |
| Gross Cash Flow per Share | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Market Data | |||||
| Price/Operating Cash Flow | 16.2 | 25.9 | 32.4 | 4,286.3 | 32.1 |
* GAAP
a. Operating activities before tax
b. Not disclosed under IFRS
c. Not previously included in financing activities
d. Based on operating cash flow before tax
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