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The impact to the interim financial statements on transition was a £180 million increase to both cash and cash equivalents and trade and other payables, due to the application of settlement date accounting. No other significant changes have been made to the Group’s accounting policies in the period ended 30 June 2026.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The tax charge for the Group is calculated in accordance with IAS 34, by applying management’s best estimate of the effective tax rate (excluding discrete items) expected to apply to total annual earnings, to the profit before tax for the six months ended 30 June 2026. This is then adjusted for certain discrete items which occurred in the interim period.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments as disclosed in our accounting policies. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months to 30 June 2026 do not constitute statutory accounts. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, reported on by the Group’s auditor, have been delivered to the Jersey Registrar and received an unqualified auditors’ report. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Having considered the principal risks (as outlined in the fiscal year 2025 Form 20-F), the directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these interim financial statements. In making this assessment, the directors have reviewed the results of latest cash flow forecasts and have considered the results of a reverse stress test to quantify the level of revenue less pass-through costs decline required to utilise all of the Group's liquidity headroom for at least a year from the date these interim financial statements are signed, taking into account debt maturities and cost mitigations. The likelihood of declines required to utilise all available headroom is considered remote. 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Roman',serif;font-size:4.55pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.44pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Revenue</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,373 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,663 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Headline operating profit</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">398 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">412 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adjusting items within IFRS operating profit</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(137)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(191)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Financing items</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(169)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(140)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Earnings from associates </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">17 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Reported profit before taxation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">106 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">98 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Prior year comparatives have been restated to reflect the organisational changes outlined above.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> A reconciliation from reported profit before taxation to headline operating profit is also provided in Note 11.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Financing items include finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments.</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2. Segmental analysis (continued)</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reported contributions by geographical area were as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2025</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(restated)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:4.55pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.44pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Revenue</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">North America</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,374 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,537 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EMEA</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">4</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,609 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,650 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">APAC</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,099 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,188 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">LATAM</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">291 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">288 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,373 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,663 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Revenue less pass-through costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2,5</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">North America</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,792 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,966 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EMEA</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">4</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,965 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,037 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">APAC</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">701 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">744 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">LATAM</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">287 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">279 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Headline operating profit</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2,6</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">North America</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">241 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">281 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EMEA</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">4</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">117 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">92 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">APAC</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">27 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">26 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">LATAM</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">13 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">13 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">398 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">412 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adjusting items within IFRS operating profit</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">6</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(137)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(191)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Financing items</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">7</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(169)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(140)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Earnings from associates</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">17 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Reporting profit before tax</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">106 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">98 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> The Group’s geographical areas have been reorganised. Prior year comparatives have been restated to reflect these changes.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Interregional transactions have not been separately disclosed as they are not material.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> North America includes the US, which has revenue of £2,255 million (2025: £2,387 million), revenue less pass-through costs of £1,694 million (2025: £1,852 million) and headline operating profit of £225 million (2025: £264 million).</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">4 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EMEA includes the United Kingdom, which has revenue of £954 million (2025: £1,011 million), revenue less pass-through costs of £705 million (2025: £749 million) and headline operating profit of £66 million (2025: £47 million).</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">5 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Revenue less pass-through costs is revenue less media and other pass-through costs. Pass-through costs comprise fees paid to external suppliers where they are engaged to perform part or all of a specific project and are charged directly to clients, predominantly media costs. See Note 3 for more details.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">6</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> A reconciliation from reported profit before taxation to headline operating profit is also provided in Note 11.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">7 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Financing items include finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments.</span></div> 3 <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reported contribution of the Global Integrated Agencies segment was as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2025</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(restated)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:4.55pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.44pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Revenue</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,373 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,663 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Headline operating profit</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">398 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">412 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adjusting items within IFRS operating profit</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(137)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(191)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Financing items</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(169)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(140)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Earnings from associates </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">17 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Reported profit before taxation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">106 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">98 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Prior year comparatives have been restated to reflect the organisational changes outlined above.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> A reconciliation from reported profit before taxation to headline operating profit is also provided in Note 11.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Financing items include finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments.</span></div> 6373000000 6373000000 6663000000 398000000 412000000 -137000000 -191000000 -169000000 -140000000 14000000 17000000 106000000 98000000 <div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reported contributions by geographical area were as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2025</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(restated)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:4.55pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.44pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Revenue</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">North America</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,374 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,537 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EMEA</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">4</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,609 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,650 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">APAC</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,099 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,188 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">LATAM</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">291 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">288 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,373 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,663 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Revenue less pass-through costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2,5</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">North America</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,792 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,966 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EMEA</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">4</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,965 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,037 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">APAC</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">701 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">744 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">LATAM</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">287 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">279 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Headline operating profit</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2,6</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">North America</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">241 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">281 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EMEA</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">4</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">117 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">92 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">APAC</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">27 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">26 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">LATAM</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">13 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">13 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">398 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">412 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adjusting items within IFRS operating profit</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">6</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(137)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(191)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Financing items</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">7</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(169)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(140)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Earnings from associates</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">17 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Reporting profit before tax</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">106 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">98 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> The Group’s geographical areas have been reorganised. Prior year comparatives have been restated to reflect these changes.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Interregional transactions have not been separately disclosed as they are not material.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">3</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> North America includes the US, which has revenue of £2,255 million (2025: £2,387 million), revenue less pass-through costs of £1,694 million (2025: £1,852 million) and headline operating profit of £225 million (2025: £264 million).</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">4 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EMEA includes the United Kingdom, which has revenue of £954 million (2025: £1,011 million), revenue less pass-through costs of £705 million (2025: £749 million) and headline operating profit of £66 million (2025: £47 million).</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">5 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Revenue less pass-through costs is revenue less media and other pass-through costs. Pass-through costs comprise fees paid to external suppliers where they are engaged to perform part or all of a specific project and are charged directly to clients, predominantly media costs. See Note 3 for more details.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">6</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> A reconciliation from reported profit before taxation to headline operating profit is also provided in Note 11.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">7 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Financing items include finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments.</span></div> 2374000000 2537000000 2609000000 2650000000 1099000000 1188000000 291000000 288000000 6373000000 6663000000 1792000000 1966000000 1965000000 2037000000 701000000 744000000 287000000 279000000 241000000 281000000 117000000 92000000 27000000 26000000 13000000 13000000 398000000 412000000 -137000000 -191000000 -169000000 -140000000 14000000 17000000 106000000 98000000 2255000000 2387000000 1694000000 1852000000 225000000 264000000 954000000 1011000000 705000000 749000000 66000000 47000000 <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">3. Costs of services and general and administrative costs</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Costs of services and general and administrative costs include:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Staff costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3,469 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3,685 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Establishment costs</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">199 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">219 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Media pass-through costs</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,306 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,279 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other costs of services and general and administrative costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,138 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,259 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,112 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,442 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1 </span><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Additional staff costs of £51 million (2025: £4 million) are included within Restructuring costs below.</span></div><div><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other costs of services and general and administrative costs include £322 million (2025: £358 million) of other pass-through costs.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other costs of services and general and administrative costs include the following significant items:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2026</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2025</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Goodwill impairment</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">116 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Restructuring costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">83 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:0.25pt solid #595959;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">40 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1 </span><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Prior year comparative has been re-presented to include Property-related restructuring costs excluding impairment, that was previously presented separately.</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Goodwill impairment</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the six months ended 30 June 2026, no impairment charges have been recognised (2025: £116 million). Following the changes to the Group’s operating structure described in Note 2, from the second quarter of 2026 goodwill is monitored by management at the level of WPP Media, WPP Production and WPP Creative.</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Restructuring costs </span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Charges of £83 million (2025: £40 million) include £59 million relating to Elevate28 and £24 million relating to historical restructuring programmes (2025: £40 million).</span></div> <div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Costs of services and general and administrative costs include:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Staff costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3,469 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3,685 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Establishment costs</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">199 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">219 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Media pass-through costs</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,306 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,279 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other costs of services and general and administrative costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,138 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,259 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,112 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6,442 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1 </span><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Additional staff costs of £51 million (2025: £4 million) are included within Restructuring costs below.</span></div><div><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other costs of services and general and administrative costs include £322 million (2025: £358 million) of other pass-through costs.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other costs of services and general and administrative costs include the following significant items:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2026</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2025</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Goodwill impairment</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">116 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Restructuring costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">83 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:0.25pt solid #595959;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">40 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1 </span><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Prior year comparative has been re-presented to include Property-related restructuring costs excluding impairment, that was previously presented separately.</span></div> 3469000000 3685000000 199000000 219000000 1306000000 1279000000 1138000000 1259000000 6112000000 6442000000 51000000 4000000 322000000 358000000 0 116000000 83000000 40000000 0 116000000 83000000 40000000 59000000 24000000 40000000 <div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">4. Ordinary dividends</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Board has recommended an interim dividend of 7.5p (2025: 7.5p) per ordinary share. This is expected to be paid on 2 November 2026 to shareholders on the register at 9 October 2026. The Board recommended a final dividend of 7.5p per ordinary share in respect </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2025.</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> This was paid on 3 July 2026.</span></div> 0.075 0.075 0.075 <div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5. Earnings per share ("EPS")</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basic EPS</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The calculation of basic EPS is as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:0.85pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(£ million)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">19 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">44 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Weighted average number of shares used in basic EPS calculation (million)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,077 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,077 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Basic EPS</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1.8p</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.1p</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Diluted EPS</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The calculation of diluted EPS is as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.85pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent (£ million)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">19 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">44 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Weighted average number of shares used in diluted EPS calculation (million)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,098 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,093 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Diluted EPS</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1.7p</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.0p</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A reconciliation between the shares used in calculating basic and diluted EPS is as follows:</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Weighted average number of shares used in basic EPS calculation</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,077 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,077 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other potentially issuable shares</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">21 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">16 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Weighted average number of shares used in diluted EPS calculation</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,098 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,093 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">At 30 June 2026 there were 1,091,394,251 (30 June 2025: 1,091,394,251) ordinary shares in issue, including 12,591,893 treasury shares (30 June 2025: 12,591,893).</span></div> <div style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basic EPS</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The calculation of basic EPS is as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:0.85pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(£ million)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">19 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">44 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Weighted average number of shares used in basic EPS calculation (million)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,077 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,077 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Basic EPS</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1.8p</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.1p</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Diluted EPS</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The calculation of diluted EPS is as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.85pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent (£ million)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">19 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">44 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Weighted average number of shares used in diluted EPS calculation (million)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,098 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,093 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Diluted EPS</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1.7p</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.0p</span></td></tr></table></div> 19000000 44000000 1077000000 1077000000 0.018 0.041 19000000 44000000 1098000000 1093000000 0.017 0.040 <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A reconciliation between the shares used in calculating basic and diluted EPS is as follows:</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Weighted average number of shares used in basic EPS calculation</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,077 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,077 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other potentially issuable shares</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">21 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">16 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Weighted average number of shares used in diluted EPS calculation</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,098 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1,093 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> 1077000000 1077000000 21000000 16000000 1098000000 1093000000 1091394251 1091394251 12591893 12591893 <div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6. Analysis of cash flows</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table analyses the net cash outflow from operating activities presented within the cash flow statement:</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Net cash outflow from operating activities</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.976%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.880%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.409%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.411%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Profit for the period</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">37 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">70 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Taxation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">69 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">28 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">34 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Finance costs</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">174 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">178 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Finance and investment income</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(39)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(49)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Earnings from associates </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(14)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(17)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Operating profit</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">261 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">221 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Adjustments for:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Non-cash share-based incentive plans (including share options)</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">49 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">41 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Depreciation of property, plant and equipment</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">66 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">82 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Depreciation of right-of-use assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">98 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">101 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Goodwill impairment</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">116 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Impairment of investments in associates</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Property-related impairment charges</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">26 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">32 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Amortisation of other intangible assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">24 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">20 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Losses/(gains) on disposal of investments and subsidiaries</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(2)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Operating cash flow before movements in working capital and provisions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">552 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">616 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Working capital outflow</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1,001)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1,333)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Increase/(decrease) in provisions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(15)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Cash used by operations</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(435)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(732)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Corporation and overseas tax paid</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(120)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(168)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Interest paid on lease liabilities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(47)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(50)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other interest and similar charges paid</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(129)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(117)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Interest received</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">44 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">24 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Investment income</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dividends from associates</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">26 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Contingent consideration liability payments recognised in operating activities</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(5)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(13)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Net cash outflow from operating activities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(660)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1,036)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Prior year comparatives have been re-presented to reflect the aggregate working capital outflow, comprising trade receivables and accrued income, trade payables, other receivables and other payables. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Contingent consideration liability payments in excess of the amount determined at acquisition are recorded as operating activities.</span></div> <div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table analyses the net cash outflow from operating activities presented within the cash flow statement:</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Net cash outflow from operating activities</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.976%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.880%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.409%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.411%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Profit for the period</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">37 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">70 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Taxation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">69 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">28 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">34 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Finance costs</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">174 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">178 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Finance and investment income</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(39)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(49)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Earnings from associates </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(14)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(17)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Operating profit</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">261 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">221 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Adjustments for:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Non-cash share-based incentive plans (including share options)</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">49 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">41 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Depreciation of property, plant and equipment</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">66 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">82 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Depreciation of right-of-use assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">98 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">101 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Goodwill impairment</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">116 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Impairment of investments in associates</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Property-related impairment charges</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">26 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">32 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Amortisation of other intangible assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">24 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">20 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Losses/(gains) on disposal of investments and subsidiaries</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(2)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Operating cash flow before movements in working capital and provisions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">552 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">616 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Working capital outflow</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1,001)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1,333)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Increase/(decrease) in provisions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(15)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Cash used by operations</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(435)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(732)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Corporation and overseas tax paid</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(120)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(168)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Interest paid on lease liabilities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(47)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(50)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other interest and similar charges paid</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(129)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(117)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Interest received</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">44 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">24 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Investment income</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dividends from associates</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">26 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Contingent consideration liability payments recognised in operating activities</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(5)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(13)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Net cash outflow from operating activities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(660)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1,036)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Prior year comparatives have been re-presented to reflect the aggregate working capital outflow, comprising trade receivables and accrued income, trade payables, other receivables and other payables. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">2</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Contingent consideration liability payments in excess of the amount determined at acquisition are recorded as operating activities.</span></div> 37000000 70000000 69000000 28000000 34000000 11000000 174000000 178000000 39000000 49000000 14000000 17000000 261000000 221000000 49000000 41000000 66000000 82000000 98000000 101000000 0 116000000 2000000 0 22000000 5000000 26000000 32000000 24000000 20000000 -4000000 2000000 552000000 616000000 1001000000 1333000000 -14000000 15000000 -435000000 -732000000 120000000 168000000 47000000 50000000 129000000 117000000 44000000 24000000 6000000 5000000 26000000 15000000 5000000 13000000 -660000000 -1036000000 <div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">7. Cash and cash equivalents and total borrowings </span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">31 December 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Cash and cash equivalents as presented in the consolidated balance sheet</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,363 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,694 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Bank overdrafts</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(187)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(168)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Cash and cash equivalents as presented in the consolidated cash flow statement</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,176 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,526 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Borrowings due within one year (excluding bank overdrafts)</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1,292)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(654)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Borrowings due after one year</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(3,866)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(4,114)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total borrowings (excluding bank overdrafts)</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(5,158)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(4,768)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Group estimates that the fair value of corporate bonds is £4,937 million at 30 June 2026 (31 December 2025: £4,595 million). In March 2026, WPP issued US$600 million of 6.5% senior notes, maturing in March 2036.</span></div> <div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">31 December 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Cash and cash equivalents as presented in the consolidated balance sheet</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,363 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,694 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Bank overdrafts</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(187)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(168)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Cash and cash equivalents as presented in the consolidated cash flow statement</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,176 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,526 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Borrowings due within one year (excluding bank overdrafts)</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1,292)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(654)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Borrowings due after one year</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(3,866)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(4,114)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total borrowings (excluding bank overdrafts)</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(5,158)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(4,768)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> 2363000000 2694000000 187000000 168000000 2176000000 2526000000 1292000000 654000000 3866000000 4114000000 5158000000 4768000000 4937000000 4595000000 600000000 0.065 <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">8. Financial Instruments - fair value</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table provides an analysis of financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, grouped into levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable, or based on observable inputs:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.015%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.141%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.141%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.141%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.295%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Level 1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Level 2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Level 3</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Total</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Derivatives in designated hedge relationships</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Derivative assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">60 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">60 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Derivative liabilities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(10)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(10)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Held at fair value through profit or loss</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Money market funds</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">432 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">432 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other investments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">97 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">172 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">269 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Derivative assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Derivative liabilities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(5)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(5)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Contingent consideration liabilities</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(19)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(46)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(65)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Held at fair value through other comprehensive income</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Trade and other receivables</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">496 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">496 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other investments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">59 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">59 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The fair values of financial assets and liabilities are based on quoted market prices where available. Where the market value is not available, the Group has estimated relevant fair values on the basis of available information from outside sources. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For all level 3 fair value measurements, a change to one or more of these unobservable inputs to reflect a reasonably possible alternative assumption would not result in a significant change to the fair value.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Reconciliation of level 3 fair value measurements:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Contingent consideration liabilities</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Other<br/>investments</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">January 1, 2026</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(39)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">235 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Losses recognised in the income statement</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(11)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(21)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Gains recognised in other comprehensive income</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exchange adjustments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Additions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Disposals</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Settlements</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(46)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">231 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table provides an analysis of financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, grouped into levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable, or based on observable inputs:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.015%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.141%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.141%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.141%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.295%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Level 1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Level 2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Level 3</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Total</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Derivatives in designated hedge relationships</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Derivative assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">60 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">60 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Derivative liabilities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(10)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(10)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Held at fair value through profit or loss</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Money market funds</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">432 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">432 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other investments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">97 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">172 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">269 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Derivative assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Derivative liabilities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(5)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(5)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Contingent consideration liabilities</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(19)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(46)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(65)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Held at fair value through other comprehensive income</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Trade and other receivables</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">496 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">496 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other investments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">59 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">59 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The fair values of financial assets and liabilities are based on quoted market prices where available. Where the market value is not available, the Group has estimated relevant fair values on the basis of available information from outside sources. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For all level 3 fair value measurements, a change to one or more of these unobservable inputs to reflect a reasonably possible alternative assumption would not result in a significant change to the fair value.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Reconciliation of level 3 fair value measurements:</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Contingent consideration liabilities</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Other<br/>investments</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">January 1, 2026</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(39)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">235 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Losses recognised in the income statement</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(11)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(21)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Gains recognised in other comprehensive income</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exchange adjustments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Additions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Disposals</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Settlements</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(46)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">231 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> 0 60000000 0 60000000 0 10000000 0 10000000 432000000 0 0 432000000 97000000 0 172000000 269000000 0 2000000 0 2000000 0 5000000 0 5000000 0 19000000 46000000 65000000 0 496000000 0 496000000 0 0 59000000 59000000 39000000 235000000 -11000000 -21000000 0 14000000 -1000000 3000000 0 3000000 0 3000000 5000000 0 46000000 231000000 <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">9. Acquisitions</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#262626;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Acquisition of Barrows</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On 6 January 2026, WPP acquired 100% of the issued shares of Barrows North America Inc. (“Barrows”) from an associate of the Group, Retail Capital Holdings Ltd (“RCH”), for net consideration of £57 million, paid in January 2026. The goodwill recognised on acquisition was £52 million, which is attributable to anticipated synergies and will not be deductible for tax purposes. The Group continues to hold a 35% investment in RCH, and in January 2026, WPP received a special dividend of £19 million from RCH following the Barrows transaction.</span></div> 1 57000000 52000000 0.35 19000000 <div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">10. Related party transactions</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Group enters into transactions with its associate undertakings. In the six months ended 30 June 2026, revenue of £70 million (2025: £73 million) was recognised in relation to Compas, an associate in the USA. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following amounts were outstanding at 30 June 2026 and 31 December 2025.</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2026</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">31 December 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Amounts owed by related parties</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">65 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">105 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Amounts owed to related parties</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(171)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(126)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div>There are no material provisions for doubtful debts relating to these balances and no material expense has been recognised in the income statement in relation to bad or doubtful debts for the period ended 30 June 2026 70000000 73000000 <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following amounts were outstanding at 30 June 2026 and 31 December 2025.</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2026</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">31 December 2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Amounts owed by related parties</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">65 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">105 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Amounts owed to related parties</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(171)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(126)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> 65000000 105000000 171000000 126000000 <div style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">11. Reconciliation of profit before taxation to headline operating profit</span></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2025</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Profit before taxation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">106</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">98</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:104%">Finance and investment income</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(39)</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(49)</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">Finance costs </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">174 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">178 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">34 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:104%">Profit before interest and taxation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">275</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">238</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Earnings from associates </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(14)</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(17)</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:104%">Operating profit</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">261</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">221</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">Goodwill impairment</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">—</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">116</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">Impairment of investments in associates</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Property-related impairment charges</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:104%">Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">32 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Restructuring costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">83 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Losses/(gains) on disposal of investments and subsidiaries</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:103%">Headline operating profit</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">398</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">412</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:4.55pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.44pt;vertical-align:baseline">1 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Prior year comparative has been re-presented to include Property-related restructuring costs excluding impairment, that was previously presented separately.</span></div> <div style="margin-top:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.122%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:67.779%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.091%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.389%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.241%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended<br/>30 June 2026</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Six Months Ended</span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">30 June 2025</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">£m</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Profit before taxation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">106</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">98</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:104%">Finance and investment income</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(39)</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(49)</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">Finance costs </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">174 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">178 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">34 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:104%">Profit before interest and taxation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">275</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">238</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Earnings from associates </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(14)</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(17)</span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:104%">Operating profit</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">261</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">221</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">Goodwill impairment</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">—</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 3.88pt 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">116</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">Impairment of investments in associates</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Property-related impairment charges</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:104%">Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">32 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Restructuring costs</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">1</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">83 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40 </span></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Losses/(gains) on disposal of investments and subsidiaries</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:103%">Headline operating profit</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">398</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 0 1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">412</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:1.5pt 1pt 1.5pt 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:4.55pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.44pt;vertical-align:baseline">1 </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Prior year comparative has been re-presented to include Property-related restructuring costs excluding impairment, that was previously presented separately.</span></div> 106000000 98000000 39000000 49000000 174000000 178000000 34000000 11000000 275000000 238000000 14000000 17000000 261000000 221000000 0 116000000 2000000 0 22000000 5000000 26000000 32000000 83000000 40000000 -4000000 2000000 398000000 412000000 <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">12. Events after the reporting period</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">There were no events after the reporting period that require disclosure.</span></div> Contingent consideration liability payments in excess of the amount determined at acquisition are recorded as operating activities. Accumulated losses on existing equity investments held at fair value through other comprehensive income are £394 million at 30 June 2026 (31 December 2025: £408 million). Net movement in non-controlling interests represents movements in retained earnings and non-controlling interests arising from changes in ownership of existing subsidiaries and recognition of non-controlling interests on new acquisitions and derecognition of non-controlling interests on disposals of subsidiaries. Net movement in own shares held by ESOP Trusts includes forward purchases of the WPP plc’s own shares.