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Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2008

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33. CasH FloW FRom oPeRatinG aCtiVities<br />

reconciliation of operating profit from continuing operations to net cash generated from operating activities:<br />

notes to tHe FinanCial statements CONTINuED<br />

FOR THE YEAR ENDED <strong>31</strong> DECEMBER <strong>2008</strong><br />

Restated<br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

£'000 £'000<br />

CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES – CONTINuING OPERATIONS<br />

operating (loss)/profit from continuing operations (17,277) 398<br />

ADJuSTMENTS FOR:<br />

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 1,621 1,613<br />

Amortisation of intangibles 1,378 835<br />

(profit) on sale of available-<strong>for</strong>-sale financial assets – (299)<br />

share options charge 11,722 11,289<br />

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss (207) 166<br />

cost of matching shares issued under share incentive plan 760 217<br />

operating loss on associates – (29)<br />

CHANGES IN wORkING CAPITAL:<br />

(increase)/decrease in trade and o<strong>the</strong>r receivables (2,118) 12,888<br />

Decrease/(increase) in trade and o<strong>the</strong>r payables 10,733 (2,322)<br />

(increase)/decrease in net market counterparties (3,878) 19,320<br />

Decrease in derivatives 267 285<br />

Decrease/(increase) in provisions <strong>for</strong> liabilities and charges 244 (5)<br />

Decrease in net trading portfolio positions 10,264 1,114<br />

CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES – CONTINuING OPERATIONS 13,509 45,470<br />

34. CaPital Commitments and ContinGenCies<br />

in <strong>the</strong> ordinary course of business <strong>the</strong> Group has given letters of indemnity to clients in respect of lost share certificates. Although <strong>the</strong> contingent liability<br />

arising from <strong>the</strong>se cannot be precisely quantified, it is not believed to be material.<br />

35. lease Commitments<br />

The Group has non-cancellable operating lease commitments in respect of land and buildings of £2,477,000 (2007: £1,833,000). The future aggregate<br />

minimum lease payments to which <strong>the</strong>se amounts relate expire as follows:<br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

LAND AND BuILDINGS £'000 £'000<br />

Within one <strong>year</strong> 2,447 1,833<br />

Within two to five <strong>year</strong>s 2,839 2,857<br />

After five <strong>year</strong>s – 20<br />

5,286 4,710<br />

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