| |
Year to |
|
Year to |
| |
31 August |
|
31 August |
| |
2008 |
|
2007 |
| R’000 |
(reviewed) |
|
(audited) |
| Operating profit before working capital changes |
723 773 |
|
622 366 |
| Working capital changes |
(224 230) |
|
520 810 |
| Net interest paid |
(42 612) |
|
(36 383) |
| Taxation (paid)/received |
(192 609) |
|
37 504 |
| Cash inflow from operating activities before distributions |
264 322 |
|
1 144 297 |
| Distributions paid to ordinary shareholders |
(156 793) |
|
(121 286) |
| Net cash effects of operating activities |
107 529 |
|
1 023 011 |
| Net cash effects of investing activities |
183 139 |
|
(103 982) |
| |
Proceeds on disposal of business |
316 356 |
|
– |
| |
Other investing activities |
(133 217) |
|
(103 982) |
| Net cash effects of financing activities |
(602 804) |
|
(498 865) |
| |
Purchase of treasury shares |
(607 041) |
|
(557 576) |
| |
Other financing activities |
4 237 |
|
58 711 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(312 136) |
|
420 164 |
| |
