Consolidated cash flow statement

x 1 million

Note

2021

2020

Profit after income tax

21

42

Adjusted for:

∙ Financial income and expenses recognised in the income statement

11

93

56

∙ Income tax recognised in the income statement

12

11

30

∙ Share in result of associates and joint ventures

13

-1

1

∙ Depreciation, amortisation and impairments of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and right-of-use assets

10

360

334

∙ Result on sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

-

-1

∙ Movements in working capital

36

-

3

∙ Amortisation of customer construction contributions received

27

-22

-21

∙ Movements in derivative financial instruments

33

6

22

∙ Movements in provisions, derivative financial instruments and other

-10

-11

Cash flow from business operations

458

455

Dividend received from associates and joint ventures

4

-

Interest paid*

-88

-58

Interest received

1

1

Corporate income tax received

1

10

Cash flow from operating activities

376

408

New loans issued

-10

-7

Repayments of loans granted

12

4

Investments in property, plant and equipment

-679

-614

Disposal of property, plant and equipment

-

1

Investments in intangible assets

-2

-1

Customer construction contributions received

27

112

105

Cash flow from investing activities

-567

-512

Dividend payments

-21

-52

Paid-up capital preference shares

200

-

Repurchase of hybrid securities

-511

-

Proceeds from issuance of hybrid securities

500

-

Payment of lease liabilities

-17

-17

Coupon on perpetual subordinated bonds

23

-12

-16

Repayment of non-current interest-bearing debt

26

-195

-

Repayment of current interest-bearing debt

26

-2,800

-1,175

Non-current interest-bearing debt newly issued

26

497

-

Current interest-bearing debt newly issued

26

2,600

1,375

Cash flow from financing activities

241

115

Movements in cash and cash equivalents

50

11

Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January

83

72

Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December

133

83

  1. * Interest paid in 2021 includes the premium for early repayment of the USD and GBP loans of €38 million. The repayment of the USD and GBP loans is recognised as cash flow from financing activities.