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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - GBP (£) £ in Millions | Total | Called-up share capital [member] | Share premium account [member] | Other reserves [member] | Own shares [member] | Retained earnings [member] | Total equity shareholder's funds [member] | Non-controlling interests [member]
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | £ 9,812.2 | [1] | £ 133.2 | £ 562.2 | £ 1,735.8 | [1] | £ (962.0) | £ 7,899.9 | [1] | £ 9,369.1 | [1] | £ 443.1
Ordinary shares issued |  | 6.4 | [1] | 0.1 | 6.3 |  |  |  |  |  | 6.4 | [1] |
Treasury share additions |  | (289.6) | [1] |  |  |  |  | (289.6) |  |  | (289.6) | [1] |
Treasury share allocations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112.2 | (112.2) | [1] |  |  |
Profit for the year |  | 2,059.4 | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  | 1,963.7 | [1] | 1,963.7 | [1] | 95.7
Exchange adjustments on foreign currency net investments |  | (659.8) | [1] |  |  | (640.1) | [1] |  |  |  | (640.1) | [1] | (19.7)
Gain on revaluation of available for sale investments | [1] | 32.1 |  |  |  | 32.1 |  |  |  |  | 32.1 |  |
Actuarial gain(loss) on defined benefit pension plans | [1] | 17.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.0 |  | 17.0 |  |
Deferred tax on defined benefit pension plans | [1] | (24.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (24.6) |  | (24.6) |  |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | (635.3) | [1] |  |  | (608.0) | [1] |  | (7.6) | [1] | (615.6) | [1] | (19.7)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income |  | 1,424.1 | [1] |  |  | (608.0) | [1] |  | 1,956.1 | [1] | 1,348.1 | [1] | 76.0
Dividends paid |  | (839.3) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | (751.5) | [1] | (751.5) | [1] | (87.8)
Non-cash share-based incentive plans (including share options) | [1] | 105.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105.0 |  | 105.0 |  |
Tax adjustment on share-based payments | [1] | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.0 |  | 3.0 |  |
Net movement in own shares held by ESOP Trusts |  | (214.6) | [1] |  |  |  |  | (31.7) | (182.9) | [1] | (214.6) | [1] |
Recognition/remeasurement of financial instruments | [1] | (20.4) |  |  |  | (8.7) |  |  | (11.7) |  | (20.4) |  |
Acquisition of subsidiaries | [3] | (26.3) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | (63.8) | [1] | (63.8) | [1] | 37.5
End of year, restated at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 9,960.5 | [1] | 133.3 | 568.5 | 1,119.1 | [1] | (1,171.1) | 8,841.9 | [1] | 9,491.7 | [1] | 468.8
Accounting policy change (IFRS 9) | [1] |  |  |  |  | (407.4) |  |  | 407.4 |  |  |  |
Beginning balance, restated at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 9,960.5 | [1] | 133.3 | 568.5 | 711.7 | [1] | (1,171.1) | 9,249.3 | [1] | 9,491.7 | [1] | 468.8
Ordinary shares issued |  | 1.2 | [1] |  | 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  | 1.2 | [1] |
Treasury share additions |  | (104.3) | [1] |  |  |  |  | (104.3) |  |  | (104.3) | [1] |
Treasury share allocations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.5 | (1.5) | [1] |  |  |
Profit for the year |  | 901.1 | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  | 824.6 | [1] | 824.6 | [1] | 76.5
Exchange adjustments on foreign currency net investments |  | 284.0 | [1] |  |  | 275.0 | [1] |  |  |  | 275.0 | [1] | 9.0
Movements on equity investments held at fair value through other comprehensive income | [1] | (247.9) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (247.9) |  | (247.9) |  |
Actuarial gain(loss) on defined benefit pension plans | [1] | 8.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.9 |  | 8.9 |  |
Deferred tax on defined benefit pension plans | [1] | (0.7) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.7) |  | (0.7) |  |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | 44.3 | [1] |  |  | 275.0 | [1] |  | (239.7) | [1] | 35.3 | [1] | 9.0
Total comprehensive (loss)/income |  | 945.4 | [1] |  |  | 275.0 | [1] |  | 584.9 | [1] | 859.9 | [1] | 85.5
Dividends paid |  | (853.6) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | (747.4) | [1] | (747.4) | [1] | (106.2)
Non-cash share-based incentive plans (including share options) | [1] | 84.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84.8 |  | 84.8 |  |
Tax adjustment on share-based payments | [1] | (1.2) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1.2) |  | (1.2) |  |
Net movement in own shares held by ESOP Trusts | [1] | (102.8) |  |  |  |  |  | 18.2 | (121.0) |  | (102.8) |  |
Recognition/remeasurement of financial instruments | [1] | (13.9) |  |  |  | (24.3) |  |  | 10.4 |  | (13.9) |  |
Acquisition of subsidiaries | [4] | (131.8) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | (108.1) | [1] | (108.1) | [1] | (23.7)
End of year, restated at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 9,784.3 | [1] | 133.3 | 569.7 | 962.4 | [1] | (1,255.7) | 8,950.2 | [1] | 9,359.9 | [1] | 424.4
Accounting policy change (IFRS 16) | [1],[5] | (128.9) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (128.9) |  | (128.9) |  |
Deferred tax on accounting policy change (IFRS 16) | [1],[5] | 27.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27.8 |  | 27.8 |  |
Beginning balance, restated at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 9,683.2 |  | 133.3 | 569.7 | 962.4 | [1] | (1,255.7) | 8,849.1 | [1] | 9,258.8 | [1] | 424.4
Ordinary shares issued |  | 0.6 | [1] |  | 0.6 |  |  |  |  |  | 0.6 | [1] |
Treasury share additions |  | (43.8) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share cancellations |  | (47.7) | [1] | (0.5) |  | 0.5 | [1] |  | (47.7) | [1] | (47.7) | [1] |
Treasury share allocations |  | 0.0 | [1] |  |  |  |  | 1.0 | (1.0) | [1] |  |  |
Profit for the year |  | 950.1 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | 856.3 | [1] | 856.3 | [1] | 93.8
Exchange adjustments recycled to the income statement on disposal of discontinued operations | [1] | (284.0) |  |  |  | (284.0) |  |  |  |  | (284.0) |  |
Exchange adjustments on foreign currency net investments |  | (625.1) | [1] |  |  | (607.1) | [1] |  |  |  | (607.1) | [1] | (18.0)
Movements on equity investments held at fair value through other comprehensive income | [1] | (141.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (141.4) |  | (141.4) |  |
Actuarial gain(loss) on defined benefit pension plans | [1] | (36.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36.6) |  | (36.6) |  |
Deferred tax on defined benefit pension plans | [1] | 6.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.4 |  | 6.4 |  |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | (1,080.7) | [1] |  |  | (891.1) | [1] |  | (171.6) | [1] | (1,062.7) | [1] | (18.0)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income |  | (130.6) | [1] |  |  | (891.1) | [1] |  | 684.7 | [1] | (206.4) | [1] | 75.8
Dividends paid |  | (846.7) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | (750.5) | [1] | (750.5) | [1] | (96.2)
Non-cash share-based incentive plans (including share options) | [1] | 71.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71.4 |  | 71.4 |  |
Tax adjustment on share-based payments | [1] | 3.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.1 |  | 3.1 |  |
Net movement in own shares held by ESOP Trusts | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.0 | (76.0) |  |  |  |
Recognition/remeasurement of financial instruments | [1] | 23.7 |  |  |  | 10.6 |  |  | 13.1 |  | 23.7 |  |
Share purchases – close period commitments | [1],[6] | (252.3) |  |  |  | (252.3) |  |  |  |  | (252.3) |  |
Acquisition of subsidiaries | [4] | (88.9) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | (56.3) | [1] | (56.3) | [1] | (32.6)
End of year, restated at Dec. 31, 2019 |  | £ 8,415.8 | [1] | £ 132.8 | £ 570.3 | £ (169.9) | [1] | £ (1,178.7) | £ 8,689.9 | [1] | £ 8,044.4 | [1] | £ 371.4
[1] | Figures have been restated, as described in the accounting policies.
[2] | Prior year figures have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in the accounting policies.
[3] | Other reserves are analysed in note 29.
[4] | Acquisition of subsidiaries 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.
[5] | The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 Leases from 1 January 2019 is described in the accounting policies.
[6] | During 2019, the Company entered into an arrangement with a third party to conduct share buybacks on its behalf in the close period commencing on 2 January 2020 and ending on 27 February 2020, in accordance with UK listing rules. The commitment resulting from this agreement constitutes a liability at 31 December 2019, which is included in Trade and other payables: amounts falling due within one year and has been recognised as a movement in equity.

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