CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTfor the financial year ended 31 December 2008(Amounts expressed in Renminbi)Cash flows from investing activities2008 2007Rmb’000 Rmb’000Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 754 519Purchase of property, plant and equipment (Note B) (879,998) (610,222)Purchase of land use rights (21,444) –Net cash flows used in investing activities (900,688) (609,703)Cash flows from financing activitiesProceeds from the issue of new ordinary shares, net of share issue expenses – 772,327Dividends paid on ordinary shares (71,468) –Proceeds from loans and borrowings 642,626 30,255Proceeds from termination of derivatives 1,763 –Repayments of loans and borrowings (352,000) (160,264)Decrease in fixed deposits pledged 3,508 9,123Net cash flows from financing activities 224,429 651,441Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (306,696) 349,239Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 506,810 157,571Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December (Note A) 200,114 506,810Notes to the cash flow statementA. Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents consist of cash and bank balances and unpledged bank deposits. Cash and cashequivalents included in the statement of cash flows comprise the following:2008 2007Rmb’000 Rmb’000Fixed deposits 10,685 453,529Cash and bank balances 189,429 56,789Cash and bank deposits 200,114 510,318Less: Fixed deposits pledged – (3,508)Cash and cash equivalents 200,114 506,810Cash and bank balances denominated in Renminbi have an average effective interest rate of 0.66% perannum for the financial year ended 31 December 2008 (2007: 0.78%). Cash and bank balances denominatedin Singapore Dollars have an average effective interest rate of 0.07% per annum for the financial yearended 31 December 2008 (2007: 1.81%). No interest income is earned on bank balances denominated inUnited States Dollars.Annual Report 200846
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTfor the financial year ended 31 December 2008(Amounts expressed in Renminbi)Notes to the cash flow statement (cont’d)A. Cash and cash equivalents (cont’d)The fixed deposits denominated in Singapore Dollars have an effective interest rate of 1.94% (2007: 1.92%)per annum and an average maturity of 18 days (2007: 33 days). There were no fixed deposits denominatedin United States Dollars in 2008 (2007: 5.01% and 10 days).Cash and bank deposits are denominated in the following currencies:2008 2007Rmb’000 Rmb’000Renminbi 36,006 53,664Singapore Dollars 22,077 456,635United States Dollars 142,031 19200,114 510,318B. Property, plant and equipment2008 2007Rmb’000 Rmb’000Current year additions to property, plant and equipment 723,306 564,930Less: Prepayments made in prior year (57,629) (15,819)Payable to creditors (98,692) (4,510)566,985 544,601Add: Prepayments made in current year 277,882 57,629Payments for prior year purchase 35,131 7,992Net cash outflow for purchase of property, plant and equipment 879,998 610,222The accompanying accounting policies and explanatory notes form an integral part of the financial statements.<strong>China</strong> <strong>XLX</strong> <strong>Fertiliser</strong> <strong>Ltd</strong>.47