
| (All amounts in rand millions unless otherwise stated) | Notes | 2008 | 2007 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | 22 817 | 11 220 | |
| Adjustments to profit before tax | 37 | (3 299) | 2 318 |
| Cash from changes in working capital | 37 | (3 105) | (591) |
| Finance cost | (92) | (42) | |
| Income tax paid | 21 | (5 080) | (2 932) |
| Net cash from operating activities | 11 241 | 9 973 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired | 39 | | (3 884) |
| Long-term royalty prepayment to the Royal Bafokeng Nation | 11 | | (12 483) |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (5 291) | (2 810) | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 49 | 4 | |
| Increase in investments in associates | (9) | (119) | |
| Proceeds from investments disposed | 31 | 5 692 | |
| Purchase of listed investments | 9 | (39) | |
| Payment received from associate on shareholders loan | 8 | 235 | 259 |
| Loan repayments received | | 36 | |
| Realisation of held-to-maturity investment | 83 | | |
| Finance income | 559 | 570 | |
| Net cash from/(used) in investing activities | 1 279 | (18 427) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Issue of ordinary shares, net of cost | 16 | 190 | 12 544 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | 16 | (254) | |
| Lease liability repaid | (21) | (23) | |
| Repayments of borrowings | (6) | (22) | |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 691 | 436 | |
| Dividends paid to company's shareholders | 36 | (6 055) | (3 112) |
| Net cash (used in)/from financing activities | (5 455) | 9 823 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 7 065 | 1 369 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 14 | 3 218 | 1 864 |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on monetary assets | 110 | (15) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 14 | 10 393 | 3 218 |
The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Implats - Annual Report 2008
| Forward-looking statements