Group Cash Flow Statement

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        € k
    6 months
2006 1)
  6 months
2005 2)
Operating profit (EBITA)   75,181   62,758
Amortization/depreciation of property rights, licenses and property,
plant and equipment
  17,145   14,173
EBITDA   92,326   76,931
Interest expenses, less interest income, plus other financial expenses,
less other financial income
  –6,314   –9,042
Taxes on income and profit   –21,989   –15,339
Profit/loss on disposal of fixed assets   –293   62
Increase in accruals   41,018   10,855
Other non-cash expenses, less other non-cash income   924   120
Decrease in working capital   26,775   72,175
Increase in other items within net current assets   –24,296   –22,117
Cash flow from operating activities   108,151   113,645
Payments received from the disposal of property, plant and equipment   451   214
Payments received from the disposal of financial assets   29   52
Payments made for investment in intangible assets   –1,916   –2,689
Payments made for investment in property, plant and equipment   –16,085   –10,116
Payments made for acquisition of consolidated affiliated companies
and other business units
  –453   –17,788
Cash flow from investment activities   –17,974   –30,327
Payments made to shareholders   –34,739   –20,016
Payments received from loan draw-downs   0   7,420
Payments made for repayment of financial loans   –37,000   –43,973
Payments made to minority shareholders and other distributions   –578   –249
Payments received/made due to special items   4,889   2,314
Cash flow from financing activities   –67,428   –54,504
Change in liquidity   22,749   28,814
Change in cash and cash equivalents from exchange rate movements   209   –328
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   –1,185   51,080
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   21,773   79,566
  1) October 1, 2005 – March 31, 2006
  2) October 1, 2004 – March 31, 2005