| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Cash Flow Statement | 31-Mar-12 | 31-Mar-11 | 31-Mar-10 | 31-Mar-09 | 31-Mar-08 |
| Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities | 12,755.00 | 11,995.00 | 13,064.00 | 12,213.00 | 10,474.00 |
| ROI, Servicing of Finance | |||||
| Assocs/JV Dividends Received | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Interests & Other Dividends Received | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Interest Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Minorities & Non-Equity Divs Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Taxation Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Gross Cash Flow | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Capital Expd & Financial Inv | |||||
| Interests & Other Dividends Received | 4,348.00 | 3,168.00 | 1,772.00 | 1,057.00 | 1,383.00 |
| Disposal of Property, Plant & Equipment | 117.00 | 51.00 | 48.00 | 317.00 | 39.00 |
| Disposal of Investments | 7,697.00 | 4,467.00 | 17.00 | 282.00 | 785.00 |
| Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment | (4,762.00) | (4,350.00) | (4,841.00) | (5,204.00) | (3,852.00) |
| Purchase of Investments | (261.00) | (720.00) | (2,299.00) | (1,522.00) | (6,053.00) |
| Net Purchase of Intangible Assets | (3,090.00) | (4,290.00) | (2,134.00) | (1,764.00) | (846.00) |
| Other Investing Cash Flow | (206.00) | (208.00) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3,843.00 | (1,882.00) | (7,437.00) | (6,834.00) | (8,544.00) | |
| Financing Activities | |||||
| Dividends Paid | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Repayments of Borrowings | (3,520.00) | (4,637.00) | (5,184.00) | (2,754.00) | (4,563.00) |
| Borrowings | 2,848.00 | 4,861.00 | 4,217.00 | 6,181.00 | 1,711.00 |
| Other Financing Cash Flow | (7,750.00) | (3,695.00) | (747.00) | (1,808.00) | (1,242.00) |
| (8,422.00) | (3,471.00) | (1,714.00) | 1,619.00 | (4,094.00) | |
| Net Increase/Decrease In Cash | 1,229.00 | 1,854.00 | (226.00) | 2,823.00 | (5,935.00) |
| Key Financials | 31-Mar-12 | 31-Mar-11 | 31-Mar-10 | 31-Mar-09 | 31-Mar-08 |
| Shares in Issue - Year End | 49,645.94 | 51,577.53 | 57,809.25 | 57,806.29 | 58,255.05 |
| Financial Data | |||||
| Cash Incr/Decr per Share | 2.43p | 3.54p | (0.43p) | 5.35p | (11.19p) |
| Operating Cash Flow per Share | 25.19p | 22.89p | 24.84p | 23.16p | 19.75p |
| Gross Cash Flow per Share | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Market Data | |||||
| Price/Operating Cash Flow | 6.8 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 7.6 |
* GAAP
a. Operating activities before tax
b. Not disclosed under IFRS
c. Not previously included in financing activities
d. Based on operating cash flow before tax
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