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Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to headline operating profit | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
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Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to headline operating profit |
20. | Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to headline operating profit
Continuing operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2021 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 1 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |
Operating profit/(loss) |  |  | 483.6 |  |  |  | (2,750.6 | )
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets |  |  | 30.1 |  |  |  | 53.1 |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,812.9 |
Losses/(gains) on disposal of investments and subsidiaries |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | (16.0 | )
Investment and other write-downs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 225.7 |
Litigation settlement |  |  | 21.7 |  |  |  | — |
Restructuring and transformation costs |  |  | 34.3 |  |  |  | 17.9 |
Restructuring costs in relation to COVID-19 |  |  | 19.7 |  |  |  | 39.3 |
Headline operating profit |  |  | 590.4 |  |  |  | 382.3 |
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1 | Figures have been restated as described in the accounting policies.
Headline operating profit is one of the metrics that management uses to assess the performance of the business.

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