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Other reserves (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of Other Reserves | Other reserves comprise the following:
|  | Capital redemption reserve £m |  |  | Equity reserve 1 £m |  |  | Revaluation reserve £m |  |  | Translation reserve 1 £m |  |  | Total other reserves £m |
1 January 2017 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | (203.4 | ) |  |  | 271.3 |  |  |  | 1,665.2 |  |  |  | 1,735.8 |
Exchange adjustments on foreign currency net investments |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (640.1 | ) |  |  | (640.1 | )
Gain on revaluation of available for sale investments |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 32.1 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 32.1 |
Recognition and remeasurement of financial instruments |  |  | – |  |  |  | (8.7 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (8.7 | )
31 December 2017 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | (212.1 | ) |  |  | 303.4 |  |  |  | 1,025.1 |  |  |  | 1,119.1 |
Exchange adjustments on foreign currency net investments |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 275.0 |  |  |  | 275.0 |
Accounting policy change (IFRS 9) 1 |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (303.4 | ) |  |  | (104.0 | ) |  |  | (407.4 | )
Recognition and remeasurement of financial instruments |  |  | – |  |  |  | (24.3 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (24.3 | )
31 December 2018 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | (236.4 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 1,196.1 |  |  |  | 962.4 |
Exchange adjustments on foreign currency net investments |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (607.1 | ) |  |  | (607.1 | )
Exchange adjustments recycled to the income statement on disposal of discontinued operations |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (284.0 | ) |  |  | (284.0 | )
Share cancellations |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 0.5 |
Recognition and remeasurement of financial instruments |  |  | – |  |  |  | 10.6 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 10.6 |
Share purchases – close period commitments |  |  | – |  |  |  | (252.3 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (252.3 | )
31 December 2019 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | (478.1 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 305.0 |  |  |  | (169.9 | )
Notes
1 |  | Figures have been restated to be in accordance with IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, as described in the accounting policies.
2 |  | Due to the adoption of IFRS 9, cumulative gains and losses on revaluation of available for sale investments have been transferred to retained earnings.

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