| 
      
  | 
      04/01–  | 
      
  | 
      04/01–  | 
    
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
Operating activities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
Profit after tax  | 
      
  | 
      420.8  | 
      
  | 
      233.7  | 
    
Non-cash expenses and income  | 
      
  | 
      169.4  | 
      
  | 
      333.0  | 
    
Changes in working capital  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
Change in inventories  | 
      
  | 
      –12.8  | 
      
  | 
      –67.4  | 
    
Change in receivables and liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      –71.0  | 
      
  | 
      –22.2  | 
    
Change in provisions  | 
      
  | 
      41.3  | 
      
  | 
      –26.8  | 
    
  | 
      
  | 
      –42.5  | 
      
  | 
      –116.4  | 
    
Cash flows from operating activities  | 
      
  | 
      547.7  | 
      
  | 
      450.3  | 
    
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
Investing activities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
Additions of other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment  | 
      
  | 
      –691.9  | 
      
  | 
      –514.7  | 
    
Income from disposals of assets  | 
      
  | 
      3.3  | 
      
  | 
      4.7  | 
    
Cash flows from the acquisition of control of subsidiaries  | 
      
  | 
      23.4  | 
      
  | 
      –27.1  | 
    
Cash flows from the loss of control of subsidiaries  | 
      
  | 
      0.1  | 
      
  | 
      2.0  | 
    
Additions/divestments of other financial assets  | 
      
  | 
      –0.6  | 
      
  | 
      –2.2  | 
    
Cash flows from investing activities  | 
      
  | 
      –665.7  | 
      
  | 
      –537.3  | 
    
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
Financing activities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
Dividends paid  | 
      
  | 
      –174.8  | 
      
  | 
      –183.7  | 
    
Dividends paid non-controlling interests  | 
      
  | 
      –37.3  | 
      
  | 
      –12.4  | 
    
Acquisition of non-controlling interests  | 
      
  | 
      –0.9  | 
      
  | 
      –1.9  | 
    
Capital increase  | 
      
  | 
      85.3  | 
      
  | 
      –  | 
    
Increase in long-term financial liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      277.1  | 
      
  | 
      57.2  | 
    
Repayment of long-term financial liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      –88.1  | 
      
  | 
      –68.3  | 
    
Repayment of long-term finance lease liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      –5.8  | 
      
  | 
      –2.6  | 
    
Change in current financial liabilities and other financial liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      –64.5  | 
      
  | 
      11.4  | 
    
Cash flows from financing activities  | 
      
  | 
      –9.0  | 
      
  | 
      –200.3  | 
    
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents  | 
      
  | 
      –127.0  | 
      
  | 
      –287.3  | 
    
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of reporting period  | 
      
  | 
      464.5  | 
      
  | 
      774.8  | 
    
Net exchange differences  | 
      
  | 
      –8.4  | 
      
  | 
      1.4  | 
    
Cash and cash equivalents, end of reporting period  | 
      
  | 
      329.1  | 
      
  | 
      488.9  | 
    
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
    
  | 
      
  | 
      In millions of euros  | 
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* In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
This report is a translation of the original report in German, which is solely valid.

