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Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
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Summary of Reconciliation of Operating Profit to Headline Operating Profit
    

Six months
ended

30 June

2019

    

Six months

ended

30 June

2018

    

Year ended

31 December

2018

  
      £m     £m     £m  

Operating profit

      673.0       841.9       1,431.4  

Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets

      66.9       84.0       280.0  

Goodwill impairment

      —         —         183.9  

Gains on disposal of investments and subsidiaries

      (40.6 )      (189.9 )      (235.5 ) 

Gains on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership

      (0.4 )      (0.1 )      (2.0 ) 

Investment write-downs

      —         1.5       2.0  

Litigation settlement

      (16.8 )      —         —    

Gain on sale of freehold property in New York

      (7.9 )      —         —    

Restructuring and transformation costs

      55.4       45.5       302.3  

Headline operating profit

      729.6       782.9       1,962.1  

Note:

1 

A reconciliation of operating profit to profit before taxation is provided in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim income statement.