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Goodwill and acquisitions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
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Disclosure of Cash Generating Units With Significant ​Impairments​ of Goodwill​ | The CGUs with significant impairments of goodwill as at 30 June 2020 are set out in the below table.
|  |  |  |  | As reported |  |  | As adjusted |
CGU |  | Operating Sector |  |  | Recoverable amount as at 30 June 2020 1 |  |  | Goodwill impairment charge for the period ended 30 June 2020 1 |  |  | Recoverable amount as at 30 June 2020 |  |  | Goodwill impairment charge for the period ended 30 June 2020 |
|  |  |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Wunderman Thompson |  |  | Global Integrated Agencies |  |  |  | 1,932.2 |  |  |  | 1,054.4 |  |  |  | 1,759.5 |  |  |  | 1,207.5 |
VMLY&R |  |  | Global Integrated Agencies |  |  |  | 918.3 |  |  |  | 472.0 |  |  |  | 871.0 |  |  |  | 516.9 |
Burson Cohn & Wolfe |  |  | Public Relations |  |  |  | 859.8 |  |  |  | 127.0 |  |  |  | 845.9 |  |  |  | 140.3 |
Geometry Global |  |  | Specialist Agencies |  |  |  | 205.9 |  |  |  | 232.5 |  |  |  | 128.4 |  |  |  | 305.8 |
Landor & FITCH |  |  | Specialist Agencies |  |  |  | 197.5 |  |  |  | 158.1 |  |  |  | 169.5 |  |  |  | 185.4 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,349.3 |  |  |  | 440.7 |  |  |  | 1,325.7 |  |  |  | 457.0 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,463.0 |  |  |  | 2,484.7 |  |  |  | 5,100.0 |  |  |  | 2,812.9 |
Note
1 | As previously reported in the Company’s Form 6-K/A filed on 12 February 2021.

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