| Cash Flow for OMNI Energy Services Corp. (OMNI) | | | | | | | Cash Flow | in Thousands of Dollars | | | 12/2007 | 12/2006 | 12/2005 | 12/2004 | 12/2003 | | | Net Income | 10,169 | 21,815 | (4,273) | (14,255) | 3,483 | | Depreciation & Amortization | 10,761 | 5,660 | 4,627 | 5,350 | 3,802 | | Deferred Income Taxes | 4,328 | (6,805) | (508) | - | - | | Operating Losses | (173) | (63) | 4,943 | 10,842 | (1,372) | | Extraordinary Losses | - | - | - | - | - | | | Decrease in Receivables | (5,380) | (762) | (1,052) | 103 | (1,984) | | Decrease in Inventories | (1,583) | (345) | 306 | (1,070) | (380) | | Decrease in Other Current Assets | - | - | (301) | 349 | (855) | | Increase in Payables | 7,067 | 245 | (3,589) | 5,317 | 494 | | Increase in Other Current Liabilities | - | - | (97) | (228) | - | | Decrease in Other Working Capital | (334) | (1,191) | - | - | - | | Other Non-Cash Items | 4,098 | 720 | - | - | - | | Net Cash from Continuing Operations | 34,581 | 22,363 | 3,158 | 8,121 | 5,664 | | Net Cash from Discontinued Operations | - | - | (264) | (2,181) | - | | Cash from Operating Activities | 34,581 | 22,363 | 2,894 | 5,940 | 5,664 | | | | Sale of Property, Plant, Equipment | 1,578 | 224 | 685 | 1,629 | 435 | | Sale of Short Term Investments | - | - | - | - | - | | | Purchase of Property, Plant, Equipment | (13,848) | (5,124) | (591) | (6,898) | (494) | | Acquisitions | (23,673) | (23,976) | - | (7,768) | (4,099) | | Purchase of Short Term Investments | - | - | - | - | - | | Other Investment Changes, Net | 420 | 2,756 | - | - | - | | Cash from Investing Activities | (35,523) | (26,120) | 11,474 | (13,037) | (4,158) | | | Issuance of Debt | 22,004 | 25,874 | 26,956 | 27,802 | 1,806 | | Issuance of Capital Stock | 8,582 | 2,134 | 5,207 | 3,948 | 931 | | | Repayment of Debt | (26,240) | (10,835) | (35,070) | (13,344) | (4,375) | | Repurchase of Capital Stock | - | - | - | - | - | | Payment of Cash Dividends | (129) | - | - | (13,043) | - | | Other Financing Charges, Net | (2,420) | (1,011) | (3,469) | 2,205 | - | | Cash from Financing Activities | 1,797 | 16,162 | (15,237) | 7,568 | (1,638) | | | | Effect of Exchange Rate Changes | - | - | - | - | - | | Net Change in Cash | 855 | 12,405 | (869) | 471 | (132) | | | Cash at Beginning of Year | 12,576 | 174 | 1,043 | 572 | 704 | | Cash at End of Period | 13,431 | 12,579 | 174 | 1,043 | 572 | | | |