| | 29 February
2008
$'000 | 28 February
2007
$'000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | |
| Cash at hand | 73 | 74 |
| Cash at bank | 30,284 | 26,122 |
| At end of period | 30,357 | 26,196 |
| At beginning of period H | 23,503 | 21,995 |
| Foreign exchange on cash balances | 444 | - |
| Net cash inflows/(outflows) for the period | 7,298 | 4,201 |
| Represented by: | | |
| Cash Flows from operating activities | | |
| Receipts from customers | 608,244 | 548,144 |
| Payments to suppliers and employees | (466,552) | (444,640) |
| Dividends received | - | - |
| Interest received | 1,568 | 1,233 |
| Bank interest paid | (24,775) | (18,437) |
| Net income tax received/(paid) Prior year refunds received Current year payments | 12,995 (31,455) | 6,409 (44,492) |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 100,025 | 48,217 |
| Cash Flows from investment activities | | |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (17,037) | (26,967) |
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 2 | 1 |
| Proceeds from sale of investments – Global Television Limited | - | 11,746 |
| Payments for investments | (1,809) | (38,742) |
| Payments for deferred settlement | (1,714) | (763) |
| Distributions from investments | 55 | 108 |
| Advances to other entities | 536 | (142) |
| Net cash flows from investment activities | (19,967) | (54,759) |
| Cash Flows from financing activities | | |
| Dividend paid | (92,760) | (42,629) |
| Debenture interest paid | - | (41,542) |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 150,000 | 205,000 |
| Repayment of borrowings | (130,000) | (110,086) |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | (72,760) | 10,743 |
| Net cash inflows/(outflows) for the period | 7,298 | 4,201 |