Consolidated cash flow statement for the year ended 31 December 2010
| US$ million |
Note |
2010 |
2009(1) |
| Cash flows from operations |
31a |
9,924 |
4,904 |
| Dividends from associates |
|
255 |
616 |
| Dividends from financial asset investments |
|
30 |
23 |
| Income tax paid |
|
(2,482) |
(1,456) |
| Net cash inflows from operating activities |
|
7,727 |
4,087 |
| |
|
|
|
| Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
2 |
(5,280) |
(4,607) |
| Cash flows from derivatives related to capital expenditure |
2 |
286 |
(151) |
| Investment in associates(2) |
|
(519) |
(31) |
| Purchase of financial asset investments |
|
(134) |
(269) |
| Net repayment/(advance) of loans granted |
|
18 |
(134) |
| Interest received and other investment income |
|
235 |
244 |
| Disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed |
32 |
2,539 |
69 |
| Sale of interests in joint ventures |
32 |
256 |
- |
| Sale of interests in associates |
|
3 |
662 |
| Proceeds from sale of financial asset investments |
|
7 |
2,041 |
| Repayment of capitalised loans by associates |
|
33 |
- |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
64 |
46 |
| Other investing activities |
|
22 |
(18) |
| Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(2,470) |
(2,148) |
| |
|
|
|
| Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
| Interest paid |
|
(837) |
(741) |
| Cash flows from derivatives related to financing activities |
|
217 |
(85) |
| Dividends paid to Company shareholders |
|
(302) |
- |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |
|
(617) |
(472) |
| Repayment of short term borrowings |
|
(2,338) |
(6,624) |
| Net receipt of medium and long term borrowings |
|
1,194 |
6,253 |
| Movements in non-controlling interests |
|
356 |
21 |
| Sale of shares under employee share schemes |
|
42 |
29 |
| Purchase of shares by subsidiaries for employee share schemes(3) |
|
(106) |
(75) |
| Other financing activities |
|
(9) |
14 |
| Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(2,400) |
(1,680) |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
2,857 |
259 |
| |
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of year |
31c |
3,319 |
2,744 |
| Cash movements in the year |
|
2,857 |
259 |
| Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |
|
284 |
316 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
31c |
6,460 |
3,319 |
(1) Comparatives have been reclassified following the adoption of IFRS 3 (Revised) Business Combinations to reflect consequential changes to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows.
(2) Includes $450 million cash paid, in the year ended 31 December 2010, to subscribe to the Group’s share of De Beers’ rights issue. Refer to note 36.
(3) Includes purchase of Kumba Iron Ore Limited and Anglo Platinum Limited shares for their respective employee share schemes.
View the notes to the 2010 Financial Statements.
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