Group Management Report Products Safety Environment Human Resources Social Commitment Consolidated Financial Statements 107
Notes 2015 2016
in € thousand
Dividends paid (60,125) (60,130)
Repayment of long-term debt 24 (927) (61,247)
Net increase / decrease in short-term debt 24 (2,031) (64,023)
Cash flow from financing activities (63,083) (185,400)
Effect of exchange rate changes 2,632 (3,466)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 144,978 (46,500)
Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1 2 277,128 422,106
Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31 2 422,106 375,606
Additional information on cash flows included in the cash flows
from operating activities
Income taxes paid (90,031) (103,373)
Interest paid (5,555) (5,983)
Income taxes received 8,931 13,386
Interest received 2,641 5,263
Dividends received 702 952