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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Income Statement - GBP (£) £ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020
Profit or loss [abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | £ 6,132.5 | £ 5,582.7 | [1],[2]
Costs of services |  | (5,196.1) | (4,804.7) | [2]
Gross profit |  | 936.4 | 778.0 | [2]
General and administrative costs |  | (452.8) | (3,528.6) | [2]
Operating profit/(loss) |  | 483.6 | (2,750.6) | [2]
Share of results of associates |  | 40.0 | (51.9) | [2]
Profit/(loss) before interest and taxation |  | 523.6 | (2,802.5) | [2]
Finance and investment income |  | 30.1 | 51.2 | [2]
Finance costs |  | (147.2) | (157.3) | [2]
Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments |  | (12.1) | (268.6) | [2]
Profit/(loss) before taxation |  | 394.4 | (3,177.2) | [2]
Taxation |  | (107.1) | (10.9) | [2]
Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing operations |  | 287.3 | (3,188.1) | [2]
Profit for the period from discontinued operations | [2] |  | 3.1 |
Profit/(loss) for the period |  | 287.3 | (3,185.0) | [2]
Attributable to: |  |  |  |
Continuing operations |  | 252.7 | (3,209.2) | [2]
Discontinued operations | [2] |  | (6.8) |
Total Equity holders of the parent |  | 252.7 | (3,216.0) | [2]
Continuing operations |  | 34.6 | 21.1 | [2]
Discontinued operations | [2] |  | 9.9 |
Non-controlling interests |  | 34.6 | 31.0 | [2]
Profit/(loss) for the period |  | £ 287.3 | £ (3,185.0) | [2]
Earnings per share |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per ordinary share |  | £ 0.209 | £ (2.625) | [2]
Diluted earnings per ordinary share |  | 0.206 | (2.625) | [2]
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations |  | 0.209 | (2.620) | [2]
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations |  | £ 0.206 | £ (2.620) | [2]
[1] | During 2020, the Group announced the intention to combine Grey and AKQA into AKQA Group, and to bring Geometry and GTB into VMLY&R, and International Healthcare into VMLY&R and Ogilvy. As a result AKQA, Geometry, GTB and International Healthcare are now reported within Global Integrated Agencies, having previously been reported within Specialist Agencies. Prior year figure have been re-presented to reflect these changes.
[2] | Figures have been restated as described in the accounting policies.

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