19 February 2008

Board Changes

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) today announces the planned retirement of two of its Non-Executive Directors in 2008.

Robert C Larson will be retiring on 31 December 2008.  Mr Larson joined the Board of Bass PLC, IHG's former parent company, in 1996 and continued to serve on the Board of IHG following the demerger of Six Continents PLC in April 2003.

Sir David Prosser, who also joined the Board of IHG in April 2003, will be retiring on 31 May 2008, having served for over five years with the Company.  Sir David is currently Chairman of the Board's Remuneration Committee and he will be succeeded in that role by one of IHG's existing Non-Executive Directors, Ralph Kugler.  Mr Kugler previously served on IHG's Remuneration Committee from 2003 until May 2005.

David Webster, Chairman of IHG, said: "Both Robert Larson and Sir David Prosser have given outstanding service to IHG and their wise counsel and support will be greatly missed".


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Notes to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is one of the world's largest hotel groups by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, almost 4,000 hotels and over 585,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel Indigo®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with over 37 million members worldwide.

The company pioneered the travel industry’s first collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG is still a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHG’s global corporate responsibility focus.

IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at http://www.ihg.com/ and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at http://www.priorityclub.com/.

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