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Note 17: Analysis of Net Debt

At
beginning
of year
 
Cash
flow

 
Acquisition
(excluding
cash and
overdrafts)
Foreign
exchange
movements
 
Other
non-cash
changes
 
At end
of year

 
Note £m £m £m £m £m £m
Cash 69.7 (24.3) (0.6) 44.8
Bank overdrafts (0.5) 0.2 (0.3)
69.2 (24.1) (0.6) 44.5
Debt due within one year (56.8) 24.1 (2.7) (0.3) (35.7)
Debt due after one year
Bonds i, ii (633.6) (112.7) 0.5 (745.8)
Loans ii (279.7) 180.3 2.5 (4.2) (101.1)
(970.1) 91.7 (2.7) 2.2 (3.7) (882.6)
Finance lease obligations (31.2) (7.5) (38.7)
(1,001.3) 84.2 (2.7) 2.2 (3.7) (921.3)
Short-term investments 29 10.3 (7.1) 0.4 3.6
Net debt (921.8) 53.0 (2.7) 2.0 (3.7) (873.2)

(i) Other non-cash movements in respect of bonds include the unwinding of the premium on the 2021 10% bonds in the year of £0.5 million and on the 2013 7.5% bonds of £0.3 million, offset by the amortisation of issue costs of £0.3 million.

(ii) Other non-cash movements in respect of debt due after one year comprises ‘rolled up’ interest of £4.2 million.

(iii) Cash flows in respect of bonds comprise a redemption of the entire outstanding amount of the 2004 2.5% exchangeable bond together with the issue of a new 2018 bond in June 2003 with a par value of £175 million and a coupon of 5.75%.

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