72 Parent Subsidiary Subsidiary Company Guarantors Nonguarantors Eliminations Consolidated (in thousands) Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended February 29, 2004 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 397,785 $ 117,754 $(175,232) $ – $ 340,307 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of businesses, net of cash  – (1,069,470) – – (1,069,470) Purchases of property, plant  and equipment (25,063) (17,365) (62,666) – (105,094) Payment of accrued earn-out amount – (2,035) – – (2,035) Proceeds from sale of assets – 5,892 7,557 – 13,449 Proceeds from sale of business – – 3,814 – 3,814 Proceeds from sale of marketable equity securities – – 849 – 849 Net cash used in investing activities (25,063) (1,082,978) (50,446) – (1,158,487) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of  long-term debt, net of discount 1,600,000 – – – $1,600,000 Proceeds from equity offerings,  net of fees  426,086 – – – 426,086 Exercise of employee stock options 36,017 – – – 36,017 Proceeds from employee  stock purchases 3,481 – – – 3,481 Intercompany financing  activities, net (1,474,100) 756,757 717,343 – – Principal payments of  long-term debt (885,359) (3,518) (393,397) – (1,282,274) Payment of issuance costs of  long-term debt (33,748) – – – (33,748) Payment of dividends (3,295) – – – (3,295) Net (repayment of) proceeds from notes payable (2,000) (1,400) 2,287 – (1,113) Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (332,918) 751,839 326,233 – 754,154 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash investments (40,182) 216,068 (79,534) – 96,352 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash investments (378) 2,683 21,021 – 23,326 Cash and cash investments, beginning of period 1,426 1,248 11,136 – 13,810 Cash and cash investments,  end of period $ 1,048 $ 3,931 $ 32,157 $ – $ 37,136