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Share-based payments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Charges for Share-based Incentive Plans | Charges for share-based incentive plans were as follows:
Continuing operations |  | 2019 £m |  |  | 2018 1 £m |  |  | 2017 1 £m |
Share-based payments |  |  | 66.0 |  |  |  | 78.3 |  |  |  | 98.3 |
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1 |  | 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.
Movement on Ordinary Shares Granted for Significant Restricted Stock Plans | Movement on ordinary shares granted for significant restricted stock plans:
|  | Non-vested 1 January 2019 number m |  |  | Granted number m |  |  | Lapsed number m |  |  | Vested number m |  |  | Non-vested 31 December 2019 number m |
Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) |  |  | 6.7 |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | 8.8 |
Performance Share Awards (PSA) |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  |  | 2.6 |
Leaders, Partners and High Potential Group |  |  | 9.1 |  |  |  | 4.1 |  |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  |  | (2.0 | ) |  |  | 9.3 |
Weighted average fair value (pence per share): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) |  |  | 1,363p |  |  |  | 989p |  |  |  | 1,334p |  |  |  | 1,265p |  |  |  | 1,198p |
Performance Share Awards (PSA) |  |  | 1,437p |  |  |  | 926p |  |  |  | 1,210p |  |  |  | 1,572p |  |  |  | 1,081p |
Leaders, Partners and High Potential Group |  |  | 1,154p |  |  |  | 909p |  |  |  | 1,076p |  |  |  | 1,551p |  |  |  | 974p |

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