Note 31: Reconciliation of Net Cash From Operating Activities With Profit After Tax Attributable to the Shareholders


	GROUP		PARENT
	2013 $000	2012 $000	2013 $000	2012 $000

Profit after tax attributable to the shareholders of the Company	123,351	131,652	120,825	133,553
Items classified as investing/financing
Interest paid	61,404	63,076	47,222	48,370
Interest received	(1,497)	(904)	(3,321)	(4,883)
	59,907	62,172	43,901	43,487
Non-cash items:
Amortisation of debt issue costs	1,889	1,841	1,889	1,841
Non-cash transfer from cash flow hedge reserve to interest expense	(275)	(275)	(275)	(275)
Amortisation of other investments	13	5	-	-
Amortisation of intangible assets	7,930	5,357	7,930	5,357
Depreciation	58,057	52,880	23,898	18,558
Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	(104)	(5)	(41)	(72)
Impairment of assets	-	428	2,841	5,314
Share option provision transfer	(3)	(100)	(3)	(100)
Movement in derivative financial instruments taken to the income statement	5,593	7,544	3,721	1,883
Intercompany charges	-	-	22,981	25,519
Increase/(decrease) in deferred tax liability excluding transfers to reserves	(2,375)	(7,164)	2,485	(3,149)
	70,725	60,511	65,426	54,876
Decrease/(increase) in working capital:
Accounts receivable and prepayments	(26,446)	(15,196)	(25,444)	(16,317)
Taxation payable/receivable	(4,289)	52	(2,869)	1,372
Accounts payable and accruals excluding capital expenditure accruals	17,860	29,061	22,585	26,676
	(12,875)	13,917	(5,728)	11,731

Net cash from operating activities	241,108	268,252	224,424	243,647

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