F or the y e ar ended 31 M ar ch 2019 In mil lions o f A UD N ot e 2019 2018 C ash fo ws fr om oper a ting ac tivities C ash r ec eip ts fr om cus t omers 18566 16520 C ash paid t o suppliers and emplo y ees 15555 13927 C ash gener a t ed fr om oper a tions 3011 2593 In t er es t paid 338 297 In t er es t r ec eiv ed 18 35 Inc ome t a x es paid 503 473 Ne t cash fr om oper a ting ac tivities 3b 2188 1858 C ash fo ws fr om in v es ting ac tivities P a ymen ts f or pr oper t y plan t and equipmen t 1089 734 L oans t o as socia t e en tities 14 01 P a ymen ts f or ne t as se ts on ac quisition o f busines ses and subsidiaries ne t o f cash ac quir ed 628 318 Ac quisition o f minorit y in t er es t equit y 30 Ne t pr oc eeds fr om s ale o f oper a tions 57 795 Dividend fr om as socia t e 22 26 Pr oc eeds fr om s ale o f o ther non curr en t as se ts 21 61 Ne t cash used in in v es ting ac tivities 1661 171 C ash fo ws fr om fnancing ac tivities Pr oc eeds fr om borr o wings 600 R epa ymen t o f borr o wings 304 384 Is sued capit al bough t back onmark e t 246 1068 L e ase pa ymen ts 10 Dividends paid 980 808 Ne t cash used in fr om fnancing ac tivities 930 2270 Ne t mo v emen t in cash and cash equiv alen ts 403 583 C ash and cash equiv alen ts a t 1 April 1872 2489 Ef f ec t o f e x change r a t e fuc tua tions on cash held 13 34 C ash and cash equiv alen ts a t 31 M ar ch 3a 1482 1872 T he no t es on pages 44 t o 82 ar e an in t egr al par t o f these c onsolida t ed fnancial s t a t emen ts C onsolida t ed s t a t emen t o f cash fo ws 47 ALS LIMITED AND IT S SUBSIDIARIES A NNU AL F INANCIAL R EPOR T F OR THE Y EAR E NDED 31 M AR CH 2019 F INANCIAL REPOR T F INANCIAL S T A TEMENT S C ONSOLID A TED S T A TEMENT OF C A SH FL O WS Outlook f or 201920 FY R emuner a tion unaudit ed