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Finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation of financial instruments | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation of financial instruments |
6. | Finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation of financial instruments
Finance and investment income includes:
|  | Six months ended 30 June 2019 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2018 |  |  | Year ended 31 December 2018 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Income from equity investments |  |  | 9.3 |  |  |  | 10.3 |  |  |  | 15.4 |
Interest income |  |  | 34.3 |  |  |  | 38.0 |  |  |  | 89.4 |
|  |  | 43.6 |  |  |  | 48.3 |  |  |  | 104.8 |
Finance costs include:
|  | Six months ended 30 June 2019 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2018 |  |  | Year ended 31 December 2018 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Net interest expense on pension plans |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | 4.4 |
Interest on other long-term employee benefits |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 4.0 |
Interest payable and similar charges |  |  | 133.5 |  |  |  | 130.1 |  |  |  | 280.9 |
Interest expense related to lease liabilities |  |  | 51.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 189.2 |  |  |  | 134.2 |  |  |  | 289.3 |
Revaluation of financial instruments include:
|  | Six months ended 30 June 2019 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2018 |  |  | Year ended 31 December 2018 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Movements in fair value of treasury instruments |  |  | (24.9 | ) |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | (12.4 | )
Revaluation of investments held at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 26.5 |  |  |  | 68.2 |
Revaluation of put options over non-controlling interests |  |  | (25.4 | ) |  |  | 21.3 |  |  |  | 34.5 |
Revaluation of payments due to vendors (earnout agreements) |  |  | (8.4 | ) |  |  | 29.7 |  |  |  | 82.6 |
|  |  | (57.2 | ) |  |  | 81.1 |  |  |  | 172.9 |

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