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Reconciliation of profit before taxation to headline operating profit (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit [Abstract]

Reconciliation of operating (loss)/profit to headline operating profit

			Six Months Ended 30 June 2023						Six Months Ended 30 June 2022
			£m						£m
Profit before taxation			204.3						418.6
Finance and investment income			102.4						55.5
Finance costs			(230.7)						(144.9)
Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments			25.5						33.1
Profit before interest and taxation			307.1						474.9
(Earnings)/loss from associates - after interest and tax			(1.0)						63.8
Operating profit			306.1						538.7
Goodwill impairment			52.9						—
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets			36.6						31.5
Investment and other impairment charges			11.0						—
Restructuring and transformation costs			86.8						81.2
Property related costs			180.0						—
Losses on disposal of investments and subsidiaries			2.9						48.1
Gains on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership			—						(60.4)
Litigation settlement			(10.0)						—
Headline operating profit			666.3						639.1

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