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Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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Reconciliation of Operating Profit to Headline Operating Profit
Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit:
 
Continuing operations:
  
2019
£m
 
 
2018
1

£m
 
 
2017
1

£m
 
Operating profit
  
 
1,295.9
 
 
 
1,237.9
 
 
 
1,577.9
 
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets
  
 
121.5
 
 
 
201.8
 
 
 
138.0
 
Goodwill impairment
  
 
47.7
 
 
 
183.9
 
 
 
27.1
 
Gains on disposal of investments and subsidiaries
  
 
(40.4
) 
 
 
(237.9
) 
 
 
(98.7
) 
(Gains)/losses on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership
  
 
(0.4
) 
 
 
(2.0
) 
 
 
0.3
 
Investment write-downs
  
 
7.5
 
 
 
2.0
 
 
 
91.7
 
Litigation settlement
  
 
(16.8
) 
 
 
–
 
 
 
–
 
Gain on sale of freehold property in New York
  
 
(7.9
) 
 
 
–
 
 
 
–
 
Restructuring and transformation costs
  
 
153.5
 
 
 
265.5
 
 
 
56.8
 
Headline operating profit
  
 
1,560.6
 
 
 
1,651.2
 
 
 
1,793.1
 
 
Note
1
 
 
Prior year figures have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in the accounting policies.