Notes on the consolidated statement of cash flows

Cash flow before capital changes in the amount of EUR 823.5 million remained approximately constant compared to the first thee quarters of the business year 2012/13 (EUR 825.0 million). Taking the change in working capital into consideration, cash flows from operating activities amounted to EUR 508.9 million in comparison to EUR 731.2 million in the first three quarters of the preceding year; this represents a significant decrease. After the deduction of EUR 563.4 million in cash flows from investing activities and taking into account cash flows from financing activities amounting to EUR –659.2 million (mainly the repayment of borrowed funds and dividends), the resulting change in cash and cash equivalents (without net exchange differences) amounts to EUR –713.7 million.