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CASH FLOW STATEMENT
For the period ended  Bank Group
  30.06.2008
Rs.000
30.06.2007
Rs.000
30.06.2008
Rs.000
30.06.2007
Rs.000
         
Cash flow from operating activities        
Interest  Receipts 1,872,987 1,727,559 2,454,220 2,060,381
Interest payments (1,637,008) (1,552,858) (2,031,607) (1,794,846)
Recoveries on loans previously written off 20,379 26,343 20,379 26,343
Receipts from other operating activities 49,111 42,847 189,537 164,197
Cash payments to employees & suppliers (464,336) (518,766) (639,489) (579,011)
Value added tax (154,491) (115,281) (171,255) (122,513)
         
Operating profit before changes in operating assets (313,358) (390,156) (178,215) (245,449)
         
(Increase )/decrease in operating assets:
         
Balances with Central Bank of Sri Lanka 0 0 (27,260) (110,742)
Funds advanced to customers 1,169,140 589,382 271,817 (840,043)
Other short - term securities (752,729) (1,512,491) (908,151) (1,717,063)
Others (70,534) (47,225) (62,654) 92,379
         
Increase /(decrease ) in operating liabilities:        
         
Security deposits from customers 0 0 885 0
Deposits from customers 789,932 (1,292,248) 265,851 (369,211)
Negotiable certificates of deposit 0 (2,482) 24,800 (528)
Net cash flow from operating activities before Income tax 822,451 (2,655,220) (612,927) (3,190,657)
Income tax paid (191,893) (147,962) (228,430) (169,361)
Net cash from/(used in) operating activities 
630,558 (2,803,182) (841,357) (3,360,018)
         
Cash flow from investing activities        
         
Dividends received 186,495 143,754 195,552 154,756
Interest received 228,952 254,483 230,478 278,778
Proceeds from sale and redemption of securities 358,087 39,371 421,119 51,892
Purchase of securities (327,432) (2,907) (403,657) (4,907)
Subscription to rights issue in associate - ( Commercial  Bank Limited) 0 (1,602,541) 0 (1,602,541)
Purchase of property , equipment ,intangibles and investment property (441) (351) (62,539) (56,083)
Proceeds  from sale of equipment and investment property 0 10,063 4 10,163
Net cash from investing activities 445,661 (1,158,128) 380,957 (1,167,942)
         
Cash Flow from financing activities        
         
Issue of new shares under option 29,043 214 29,043 214
Issue of new shares under Right Issue 0 3,011,978 0 3,011,978
Borrowing , medium and  long - term 474,083 932,542 474,083 932,542
Other Borrowings (227,467) (285,813) 1,292,113 (19,146)
Repayment of borrowing ,medium and long - term (1,122,667) (508,030) (1,122,667) (508,030)
Dividends paid (6) 1,921 (3,996) 1,968
Net Cash flow from financing activities (847,014) 3,152,812 668,576 3,419,526
         
Net increase/(decrease) in cash & cash equivalents 229,205 (808,498) 208,176 (1,108,434)
Cash & cash equivalents/(overdraft-net) at the beginning of  period 1,898,313 4,746,177 4,435,479 6,506,073
Cash & cash equivalents at the end of period 2,127,518 3,937,679 4,643,655 5,397,639
         
Reconciliation of cash & cash equivalents         
         
Cash  & short - term funds 1,764,997 1,777,679 3,782,344 2,912,625
Securities purchased under resale agreements 382,000 2,160,000 928,897 2,535,170
Borrowing short term - Bank overdrafts (19,479) 0 (67,586) (50,156)


2,127,518 3,937,679 4,643,655 5,397,639

The  Cash  Flow  Statement of the bank includes  the results of  associate /subsidiary  companies  only to the extent of  the cash flows between.

Bank  and respective companies as required by  Sri Lanka  Accounting  Standards.