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FUNDS FLOW STATEMENT

VPS HOLDING ASA
GRUOP
2004
2003
2004
2003
Cash flow from operations
Profit before tax
70 419 231
16 012 240
90 250 721
23 196 625
Loss on sales of fixed assets
350 810
2 300 572
Tax paid during the period
(3 438)
(2 184)
-
(2 184)
Ordinary depreciation
23 525 249
33 235 962
Change in receivables, customers
(5 657 085)
(4 531 748)
Change in accounts payable, suppliers
(34 210)
34 210
(4 143 197)
7 657 584
Change in loans to employees
540 803
(516 567)
Change in income from investment in subsidiaries
(56 800 000)
(16 000 000)
Change in other short-term liabilities
2 390 241
10 081 813
(3 451 845)
Change in other time-limited items
(6 414)
4 741 836
2 741 382
Net cash flow from operations
15 965 410
44 266
119 690 950
60 629 781

Inpayments fixed assets
582 300
1 228 900
Outpayments fixed assets
(15 783 509)
(37 936 979)
Outpayments relating to fixed assets
(14 399 350)
(12 585 503)
Outpayments investment in subsidiaries
(15 000 000)
(15 000 000)
Outpayments investment in jointly controlled activities
(1 771 000)
-
Net cash flow from financing activities
(15 000 000)
-
(46 371 559)
(49 293 582)

Change in long-term liabilities
15 000 000
15 000 000
Distribution of dividend
(16 000 000)
(16 000 000)
-
Net cash flow from financing activities
(1 000 000)
-
(1 000 000)
-

Net change in cash assets
(34 590)
44 266
72 319 391
11 336 199
Liquid assets at start of period
1 052 101
1 007 835
77 552 589
66 216 390

Liquid assets at end of period
1 017 511
1 052 101
149 871 980
77 552 589

Including tied-up funds amounting to
4 308 394
3 466 851