Group Management Report Products Safety and Health Environment Human Resources Social Commitment Consolidated Financial Statements 105
Notes 2017 2018
in € thousand
Dividends paid (121) (80,111)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 24 8,383
Repayment of long-term debt 24 (1,892) (67)
Net increase / decrease in short-term debt 24 (65,422) (64,144)
Cash flow from financing activities (67,435) (135,939)
Effect of exchange rate changes (9,649) (624)
Change in cash and cash equivalents (99,935) (36,019)
Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1 2 375,606 275,671
Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31 2 275,671 239,652
Additional information on cash flows included in the cash flows
from operating activities
Income taxes paid (114,219) (80,603)
Interest paid (8,260) (3,916)
Income taxes received 4,500 5,966
Interest received 4,754 2,226
Dividends received 1,061 962
