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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities |  |  |  |  |
Cash from operations |  | $ 259.6 | $ 182.4 | $ 730.7 | $ 427.0
Income taxes paid |  | (7.7) | (6.6) | (38.7) | (35.1)
Payment for rent |  | (0.6) | (1.3) | (2.3) | (6.9)
Payment for tower and tower equipment decommissioning |  |  |  | (0.4) |
Net cash from operating activities |  | 251.3 | 174.5 | 689.3 | 385.0
Cash flow from investing activities |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  | (62.1) | (52.2) | (149.2) | (173.7)
Payment in advance for property, plant and equipment |  | (10.4) | (9.7) | (26.1) | (15.6)
Purchase of software and licenses |  |  | (0.6) | (0.1) | (3.3)
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed |  |  |  |  | 4.1
Net (costs)/proceeds relating to disposal of property, plant and equipment |  | (1.9) | 13.0 | (0.1) | 15.0
Insurance claims received |  | 0.1 |  | 0.4 | 0.1
Interest received |  | 11.2 | 5.0 | 31.8 | 12.9
Deposit of short-term deposits |  | (0.5) | (4.0) | (16.3) | (40.7)
Repayment of short-term deposits |  | 20.3 | 4.0 | 29.8 | 208.7
Net cash (used in)/from investing activities |  | (43.3) | (44.5) | (129.8) | 7.5
Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds received from issuance of borrowings (net of transaction costs) |  |  | (0.2) | 195.9 | 611.4
Repayment of borrowings |  | (19.9) | (59.2) | (368.8) | (465.8)
Fees on borrowings and derivative instruments |  | (5.6) | (2.0) | (17.8) | (9.3)
Interest paid |  | (34.6) | (87.0) | (206.4) | (249.5)
Payment for the principal portion of lease liabilities |  | (11.3) | (11.9) | (34.8) | (44.5)
Interest paid for lease liabilities |  | (17.5) | (15.8) | (47.0) | (46.5)
Interest paid on derivative instruments |  | (0.8) |  | (10.1) | (3.5)
Settlement of derivative instruments |  | (3.3) | (2.6) | (3.3) | (22.6)
Net cash used in financing activities |  | (93.0) | (178.7) | (492.3) | (230.3)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |  | 115.0 | (48.7) | 67.2 | 162.2
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 533.1 | 445.7 | 578.0 | 293.8
Exchange differences |  | 3.4 | 0.5 | 6.3 | (58.5)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | [1] | $ 651.5 | $ 397.5 | $ 651.5 | $ 397.5
[1] | Includes $3.9 million classified within assets held for sale as of September 30, 2025 (see note 20).

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