Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Income after income taxes

Income taxes

Financial result

Income taxes paid

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

Change in pension provisions

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

Cash inflows from sales of property, plant, equipment and other assets

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

Interest and dividends received

Cash inflows from/(Cash outflows for) other current financial assets

Cash flows from investing activities

Acquisition of treasury shares

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

Issuances of debt

Retirements of debt

Interest paid

Cash outflows for the purchase of additional interests in subsidiaries

Cash flows from financing activities

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements