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Financial Statements
Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2005 81
Consolidated cash flow statement
Unilever Group for the year ended 31 December
million € million
2005 2004
Cash flow from operating activities 30 5 924 6 925
Income tax paid (1 571) (1 378)
Net cash flow from operating activities 4 353 5 547
Interest received 130 168
Purchase of intangible assets (92) (89)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (914) (978)
Disposal of property, plant and equipment 124 151
Sale and leaseback transactions resulting in operating leases 69 47
Acquisition of group companies, joint ventures and associates (20) (40)
Consideration paid in respect of acquisitions made in previous years (158)
Disposal of group companies, joint ventures and associates 804 413
Payments received in advance for future disposals 101
Acquisition of other non-current investments (50) (25)
Disposal of other non-current investments 83 68
Dividends from joint ventures, associates and other non-current investments 65 92
(Purchase)/sale of financial assets 316 130
Net cash flow from/(used in) investing activities 515 (120)
Dividends paid on ordinary share capital (1 804) (1 720)
Interest and preference dividends paid (643) (787)
Additional borrowings and change in short-term borrowings 3 968 2 966
Repayment of borrowings (4 795) (6 008)
Sale and leaseback transactions resulting in finance leases 211
Capital element of finance lease rental payments (53) (59)
Purchase of treasury stock (1 276) (332)
Dividends paid and other payments (to)/from minority shareholders and joint ventures (218) (209)
Net cash flow from/(used in) financing activities (4 821) (5 938)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 47 (511)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 1 406 1 428
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes (188) 489
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 17 1 265 1 406
The cash flows of pension funds (other than contributions and other direct payments made by the Group in respect of pensions and similar
obligations) are not included in the consolidated cash flow statement. Cash flows relating to discontinued operations included above are set out
in note 29 on page 129.