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Statement of cash flows

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(€ million)

Notes

2013

2014

(*)

With regard to the acquisition of the equity investment in TAG from CDP Gas S.r.l. (CDP GAS) for a total contractual amount of €505 million, only the cash portion of the amount paid by Snam to CDP GAS (€3 million) is recorded in the 2014 statement of cash flows. The capital increase, including the share premium, was worth €502 million.

Net profit

 

917

1,198

Adjustments for reconciling net profit with cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Amortisation and depreciation

(27)

759

797

Impairment losses

(27)

10

6

Equity method valuation effect

(14)

(45)

(79)

Net capital losses (capital gains) on asset sales, cancellations and eliminations

 

3

20

Interest income

 

(8)

(19)

Interest expense

 

412

350

Income taxes

(30)

690

509

Other changes

 

 

(52)

Changes in working capital:

 

 

 

- Inventories

 

1

(18)

- Trade receivables

 

(343)

65

- Trade payables

 

283

(154)

- Provisions for risks and charges

 

30

23

- Other assets and liabilities

 

216

(4)

Working capital cash flows

 

187

(88)

Change in provisions for employee benefits

 

1

(2)

Dividends collected

 

70

99

Interest collected

 

1

2

Interest paid

 

(399)

(347)

Income taxes paid net of reimbursed tax credits

 

(759)

(865)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

1,839

1,529

- of which with related parties

(33)

2,338

1,906

Investments:

 

 

 

- Property, plant and equipment

(12)

(839)

(917)

- Intangible assets

(13)

(348)

(366)

- Change in scope of consolidation and business units

 

(14)

(10)

- Equity investments (*)

 

(599)

(5)

- Change in payables and receivables relating to investments

 

(22)

54

Cash flow from investments

 

(1,822)

(1,244)

Divestments:

 

 

 

- Property, plant and equipment

 

3

3

- Intangible assets

 

17

 

- Equity investments

 

9

7

- Change in payables and receivables relating to divestments

 

3

2

Cash flow from divestments

 

32

12

Net cash flow from investment activities

 

(1,790)

(1,232)

- of which with related parties

(33)

(674)

(73)

Assumption of long-term financial debt

 

3,808

2,971

Repayment of long-term financial debt

 

(4,471)

(1,474)

Increase (decrease) in short-term financial debt

 

1,442

(1,007)

Financial receivables not held for operations

 

 

(216)

 

 

779

274

Net equity capital injections

 

4

2

Dividends paid to Snam shareholders

 

(845)

(507)

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

(62)

(231)

- of which with related parties

(33)

(455)

(509)

Effect of the change in scope of consolidation

 

 

6

Net cash flow for the period

 

(13)

72

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

(7)

15

2

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

(7)

2

74

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