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For the year ended 31 December
2001

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Continuing |
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Discontinued |
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Group |
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Year |
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Nine months |
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Nine months |
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Nine months |
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ended |
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ended |
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ended |
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ended |
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31 December |
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31 December |
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31 December |
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31 December |
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2001 |
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2000 |
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2000 |
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2000 |
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| Note |
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£m |
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£m |
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£m |
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£m |
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Increase/(decrease)
in cash in the period |
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497 |
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491 |
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(613) |
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(122) |
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Cash (inflow)/outflow
from (increase)/decrease in debt and lease financing |
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(406) |
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(86) |
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140 |
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54 |
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Cash outflow/(inflow)
from increase/(decrease) in liquid resources |
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48 |
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(1,178) |
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23 |
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(1,155) |
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Change in net debt
resulting from cash flows |
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139 |
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(773) |
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(450) |
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(1,223) |
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Translation differences |
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17 |
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(32) |
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- |
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(32) |
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Net debt transferred
to Innogy |
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- |
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- |
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679 |
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679 |
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Other non-cash movements |
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18 |
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(5) |
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- |
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(5) |
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Movement in net
debt in the period |
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174 |
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(810) |
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229 |
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(581) |
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Net debt at the
start of the period |
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(1,071) |
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(261) |
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(229) |
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(490) |
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Net debt at the
end of the period |
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(897) |
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(1,071) |
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- |
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(1,071) |
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