Annual report 2007

Parent Company Cash Flow Statement

(NOK 1 000)

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Note
2008
2007
2006
Net result before taxes 280 724 1 119 486  882 026
Capital (gain) loss on non-current assets/financial investments 28 - (  276)
Depreciation 12 407  11 377  19 043
Changes in the value of financial fixed assets 600 ( 46 345)  -
Inventory (increase) decrease 6 507   405 (  795)
Trade creditors  increase (decrease) (52 286)  11 366 ( 5 127)
Difference in pension cost and pension premium paid (99 735)  4 518  11 657
Exchange rate fluctuations 820 597 ( 406 677) ( 183 215)
Dividends classified as investing activities (653 117) ( 828 169) ( 144 786)
Other short-term accruals 726 661  348 539 ( 75 276)
Net cash flow from operating activities   1 042 386 214 499  503 251
   
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   
Sale of fixed assets 354 754  505 007 1 028 225
Investment in fixed assets (49 128) (418 062) ( 792 779)
Investment in subsidiaries and other shares (1 492 507) ( 603 458) ( 21 350)
Share capital repaid from subsidiaries 128 112  -  -
Received dividend 653 117  828 169  144 786
Available-for-sale investments (311 764) ( 182 622)  43 054
Sale of shares in subsidiaries/joint ventures - 1 158 259  -
Changes in long-term receivables (102) (256) ( 1 233)
Loans to subsidiaries (823 868) 350 522 ( 390 216)
Net cash flow from investing activities   (1 643 559) 936 515  10 486
   
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   
New long-term debt 719 403 1 577 405 1 480 559
Payment of long-term debt (467 229) (2 245 014) (1 038 379)
Share repurchases 344 464 ( 13 969) ( 343 419)
Dividend (173 538) ( 260 306) ( 467 208)
Net cash flow from financing activities   423 101 ( 941 884) ( 368 446)
   
Effect on cash balances from currency exchange rate fluctuations 266 870 ( 58 071)  22 444
   
Net change in cash balances   88 798  151 060  167 734
Cash balances as per 1.1   362 489  211 429  43 695
Cash balances as per 31.12   451 287  362 489  211 429
   
Available credit facilities   -  345 869  94 034