17 March 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: Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)
Other (please specify): (No)
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.):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
13 March 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 March 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
| Class/type of shares | Number of shares | Number of voting Rights |
|---|---|---|
| ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47 Ordinary Shares of 13 29/47 pence each | Below 3% | Below 3% |
Resulting situation after the Triggering transaction
| Class/type of shares | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Direct (x) | Indirect (xi) | Direct | Indirect | |
| ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47 Ordinary Shares of 13 29/47 pence each | 5,399,785 | 5,399,785 | 1.83% | ||
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the Triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physically settled long call option | 20 March 2008 | 6,739,901 | 2.28% | |
| Physically settled long call option | 18 April 2008 | 1,411,948 | 0.48% |
| Total (A+B) | |
|---|---|
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 13,551,634 | 4.59% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
| Morgan Stanley Securities Limited | 13,454,068 | 4.56% | |||
| Morgan Stanley & Co Incorporated | 1,151 | 0.00% | |||
| Bank Morgan Stanley AG | 3,000 | 0.00% | |||
| Morgan Stanley Capital (Luxembourg) S.A. | 93,415 | 0.03% |
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 294,739,048
14. Contact name:
Group Company Secretariat
15. Contact telephone number:
01753 410100
Note to Editors:
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,700 hotels and more than 558,000 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 33 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.
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