Year ended 31 Dec 2014 £m			Half year to 30 June 2015 £m	Half year to 30 June 2014 £m
79.3		Profit for the period	20.2	40.2
		Adjustments for:
(0.1)		Investment revenue	(0.1)	(0.1)
3.4		Finance costs	1.6	1.7
24.4		Taxation	10.4	12.4
50.3		Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	25.0	25.3
4.8		Amortisation of intangible assets	2.5	2.4
(1.4)		Loss / (profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment	0.6	(0.2)
1.9		Share-based payments	0.8	1.9
2.7		Impairment of fixed assets	7.7	0.8
–		Impairment of other assets	0.5	–
165.3		EBITDA*	69.2	84.4
(3.4)		Decrease / (increase) in inventories	0.9	–
(2.2)		Increase in receivables	(6.7)	(8.7)
(9.6)		Decrease in payables	(5.6)	(2.5)
0.5		Increase in provisions	8.1	1.1
150.6		Cash generated by operations	65.9	74.3
(19.0)		Income taxes paid	(14.9)	(9.4)
131.6		Net cash from operating activities	51.0	64.9

* Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, impairment, profit or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and share-based payments.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise:
38.5		Cash and bank balances	13.6	11.6
(2.5)		Bank overdrafts (included in borrowings)	(8.3)	(5.9)
36.0			5.3	5.7