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Finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation of financial instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of Finance and Investment Income, Finance Costs and Revaluation of Financial Instruments | Finance and investment income includes:
Continuing operations |  | 2019 £m |  |  | 2018 1 £m |  |  | 2017 1 £m |
Income from equity investments |  |  | 18.3 |  |  |  | 15.2 |  |  |  | 16.7 |
Interest income |  |  | 80.7 |  |  |  | 83.7 |  |  |  | 72.3 |
|  |  | 99.0 |  |  |  | 98.9 |  |  |  | 89.0 |
Finance costs include:
Continuing operations |  | 2019 £m |  |  | 2018 1 £m |  |  | 2017 1 £m |
Net interest expense on pension plans |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | 5.4 |
Interest on other long-term employee benefits |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 3.3 |
Interest expense and similar charges 2 |  |  | 252.0 |  |  |  | 272.0 |  |  |  | 253.2 |
Interest expense related to lease liabilities |  |  | 99.7 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
|  |  | 359.1 |  |  |  | 279.1 |  |  |  | 261.9 |
Revaluation of financial instruments include:
Continuing operations |  | 2019 £m |  |  | 2018 1 £m |  |  | 2017 1 £m |
Movements in fair value of treasury instruments |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | (11.0 | ) |  |  | 0.4 |
Premium on the early repayment of bonds |  |  | (63.4 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Revaluation of investments held at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 9.1 |  |  |  | 67.8 |  |  |  | – |
Revaluation of put options over non-controlling interests |  |  | (13.5 | ) |  |  | 34.4 |  |  |  | 51.4 |
Revaluation of payments due to vendors (earnout agreements) |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  |  | 78.2 |  |  |  | 192.1 |
|  |  | (68.4 | ) |  |  | 169.4 |  |  |  | 243.9 |
Not es
1 |  | Prior year figures have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5 Non- c urrent Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in the accounting policies.
2 |  | Interest expense and similar charges are payable on bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans held at amortised cost.

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