Group Management Report Products Safety and Health Environment Human Resources Social Commitment Consolidated Financial Statements 113
Notes 2020 2021
in € thousand
Dividends paid (30,116) (50,112)
Payments on short-term debt 23 (69,819) (11,230)
Cash flow from financing activities (99,935) (61,342)
Effect of exchange rate changes (4,611) 9,958
Change in cash and cash equivalents 49,136 (53,746)
Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1 2 264,556 313,692
Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31 2 313,692 259,946
Additional information on cash flows included in
the cash flows from operating activities
Income taxes paid (78,027) (105,317)
Interest paid (3,152) (1,189)
Income taxes received 14,353 8,139
Interest received 1,228 1,710
Dividends received 782 1,287