| 131.6 | | Net cash from operating activities | 7 | 51.0 | 64.9 |
| | Investing activities | | | |
| (55.3) | | Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (27.7) | (31.8) |
| 5.6 | | Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| (4.1) | | Purchases of intangible fixed assets | | (2.3) | (1.8) |
| (2.7) | | Acquisition of businesses | | – | – |
| (0.1) | | Purchase of sundry investments | | (0.2) | – |
| 1.8 | | Disposal of sundry investments | | – | 1.5 |
| (54.8) | | Net cash used in investing activities | | (29.4) | (30.0) |
| | Financing activities | | | |
| 0.1 | | Interest received | | 0.1 | – |
| (2.8) | | Interest paid | | (1.3) | (1.3) |
| (45.2) | | Dividends paid | | (56.9) | (36.5) |
| (0.5) | | Repayments of bank loans | | – | – |
| (0.1) | | Payments of obligations under finance leases | | – | – |
| – | | New bank loans raised | | 12.7 | – |
| (7.0) | | Own shares purchased / settlement of share options | | (6.7) | (6.4) |
| (55.5) | | Net cash used in financing activities | | (52.1) | (44.2) |
| 21.3 | | Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents | | (30.5) | (9.3) |
| 15.3 | | Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | 36.0 | 15.3 |
| (0.6) | | Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | (0.2) | (0.3) |
| 36.0 | | Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |