Parent Subsidiary Subsidiary Company Guarantors Nonguarantors Eliminations Consolidated (in thousands) Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended February 28, 2002 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 110,056 $ 82,669 $ 20,574 $ – $ 213,299 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of businesses, net of  cash acquired (478,574) 5,742 – – (472,832) Investment in joint venture  – (77,282) – – (77,282) Purchases of property, plant and equipment (11,544) (43,812) (15,792) – (71,148) Proceeds from sale of assets – 35,466 349 – 35,815 Net cash used in investing activities (490,118) (79,886) (15,443) – (585,447) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount 250,000 – 2,539 – 252,539 Proceeds from equity offerings,  net of fees  151,479 – – – 151,479 Net proceeds from notes payable 50,000 – 1,403 – 51,403 Exercise of employee stock options 45,027 – – – 45,027 Proceeds from employee  stock purchases 1,986 – – – 1,986 Principal payments of  long-term debt (249,720) (9,346) (1,916) – (260,982) Payment of issuance costs of  long-term debt (4,537) – – – (4,537) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 244,235 (9,346) 2,026 – 236,915 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash investments (5,439) 5,408 (1,447) – (1,478) Net (decrease) increase in cash  and cash investments (141,266) (1,155) 5,710 – (136,711) Cash and cash investments,  beginning of year 142,104 3,239 329 – 145,672 Cash and cash investments,  end of year $ 838 $ 2,084 $ 6,039 $ – $ 8,961 74