Cash provided from financing activities totaled approximately $2,861 million in 2000 as compared to $1,374 million for 1999,an increase of approximately 108%.The increase is primarily attributable to the $1,714 million of net proceeds received for the Company’s initial public offering and financing the acquisition of assets from PEPCO in 2000. This compares to financing activities during 1999 which included $1,730 million of proceeds from the issuance of short-term and long-term debt to fund the acquisitions of California and New York. These inflows were partially offset by $491 million in payments of long-term debt,$503 million of dividends and return of capital paid to Southern Company and $28 million in dividends to minority interests during 2000. 2000年融资现金金额总计大约为28.61亿美元,与1999年的13.74亿相比大约增长了108%,这一增长主要来源于2000年的公司首次上市及从PEPCO投资收购的一系列实业所盈利的17.14亿美元。与此相比,1999年的融资活动,其中通过发行短期和长期基金在加利福尼亚和纽约的收购盈利的17.30亿美元,则部分与2000年4.91亿美元的长期债务、5.03亿美元的股息分红和返还给南方公司的资金、2800万美元小股东的股息相抵。
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