CITIC Limited Half-Year Report 2019

14 Half-Year Report 2019 CITIC Limited Group Cash Flows CITIC Limited Half-year ended 30 June Including: CITIC Bank Half-year ended 30 June HK$ million 2019 2018 Increase/ (Decrease) % 2019 2018 Increase/ (Decrease) % Net cash generated from operating activities 11,770 11,427 343 3.0% 9,901 15,231 (5,330) (35%) Net cash used in investing activities (218,542) (178,471) (40,071) (22%) (220,123) (163,387) (56,736) (35%) Including: Proceeds from disposal and  redemption of financial  investments 1,176,033 437,580 738,453 169% 1,157,176 405,245 751,931 186% Payments for purchase financial investments (1,389,728) (608,204) (781,524) (128%) (1,376,692) (566,719) (809,973) (143%) Net cash generated from financing activities 8,772 121,943 (113,171) (93%) 49,253 111,753 (62,500) (56%) Including: Proceeds from new bank and  other loans and new debt  instruments issued 342,627 766,145 (423,518) (55%) 306,889 696,961 (390,072) (56%) Repayment of bank and other loans and debt instruments issued (304,289) (620,776) 316,487 51% (243,549) (556,411) 312,862 56% Interest paid on bank and other loans and debt instruments issued (18,609) (19,960) 1,351 6.8% (12,478) (14,165) 1,687 12% Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders of the Company (7,471) – (7,471) – – (14,453) (14,453) (100%) Dividends/distribution paid to non-controlling interests/ holders of perpetual capital securities (1,011) (6,508) 5,497 84% (321) (179) (142) (79%) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (198,000) (45,101) (152,899) (339%) (160,969) (36,403) (124,566) (342%) Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 522,808 491,363 31,445 6.4% 429,136 404,248 24,888 6.2% Effect of exchange rate changes 1,667 (290) 1,957 675% 1,293 (355) 1,648 464% Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 326,475 445,972 (119,497) (27%) 269,460 367,490 (98,030) (27%)