Consolidated STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS(1)(2)

(in thousands of euros)Year ended Aug. 31, 2014Year ended Aug. 31, 2013
Operating activities:
Net income353,603370,728
Results of companies accounted for using the equity method1,088732
Depreciation, amortization and provisions128,232116,090
Capital gains9261,102
Deferred taxes17,74913,570
Stock options7,8267,670
Other(219)(416)
Cash flow from operations509,205509,476
Net change in inventories(133,905)(73,087)
Net change in operating assets(163,538)(92,923)
Net change in debt20,05948,140
Cash flow generated from continuing operations231,821391,606
Investing activities:
Acquisitions of non-current assets:
-intangible assets(82,031)(73,905)
-property, plant and equipment(113,189)(95,218)
-other(11,044)(1,118)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment1,8451,144
Changes in receivables and payables relating to fixed assets657(582)
Acquisitions/(disposals) of entities, net of cash acquired(3)(162,717)(159,615)
Cash flow from investments(366,479)(329,294)
Financing activities:
Change in debt236,1131,071
Change in financial instruments--
Increase in equity8,02811,326
Treasury stock(118)(627)
Ordinary dividends paid by parent company(87,790)(76,080)
Dividends paid to minority interests--
Cash flow from the financing of continuing operations156,233(64,310)
Currency translation adjustments, beginning of period(4,626)(8,176)
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS16,949(10,174)
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD138,721148,895
CASH AT END OF PERIOD155,670138,721

(1) The Group did not record any transactions between shareholders during the period.

(2) No activities are currently in the process of being sold.

(3) At August 31, 2013, this involves the purchase of Zodiac Inflight Innovations (formerly IMS) and its subsidiary Base2, Innovative Power Solution, Northwest Aerospace Technologies and Zodiac Aero Duct Systems (formerly ACC La Jonchère), and at August 31, 2014, of TriaGnoSys, Pacific Precision Products and Greenpoint Technologies.



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