05 August 2008

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

MORGAN STANLEY
(Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or  reached if different):

01 AUGUST 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05 AUGUST 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

TO OVER 6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Number of sharesNumber of voting Rights
GB00B1WQCS47
16,596,31916,596,319


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights


Direct Indirect DirectIndirect
GB00B1WQCS47
5,272,997
5,272,997 N/A1.84% N/A


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ conversion period/date No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)Percentage of voting rights
PHYSICALLY 
SETTLED
CALL
OPTIONS
19 DECEMBER 2008 9,750,0003.42%
PHYSICALLY 
SETTLED
CALL
OPTIONS
17 OCTOBER 2008  2,466,0960.86%

Total (A+B)
Number of
voting rights
 Percentage of
voting rights
17,489,093 6.12%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited 14,158,556 4.95% 
Morgan Stanley & Co Incorporated 711 0.00% 
Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc 3,250,000 1.15% 
Morgan Stanley Capital (Luxembourg) SA 65,826 0.02% 
Morgan Stanley Bank AG 14,000 0.00% 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 285,552,193

14. Contact name:

Group Company Secretariat

15. Contact telephone number:

01895 512000

Ends