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Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit | 20. Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit
| Six months ended 30 June 2022 |  | Six months ended 30 June 2021
| £m |  | £m
Operating profit | 538.7 |  |  | 483.6 |
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets | 31.5 |  |  | 30.1 |
Losses on disposal of investments and subsidiaries | 48.1 |  |  | 1.0 |
Gains on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership | (60.4) |  |  | — |
Litigation settlement | — |  |  | 21.7 |
Restructuring and transformation costs | 75.3 |  |  | 34.3 |
Restructuring costs in relation to COVID-19 | 5.9 |  |  | 19.7 |
Headline operating profit | 639.1 |  |  | 590.4 |
Headline operating profit is one of the metrics that management uses to assess the performance of the business. Reconciling items in the above table are components of operating profit, which are included in note 4.

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