22 August 2008

Notification of Major Interests 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 (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:

Other (please specify):

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

20 AUGUST 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 AUGUST 2008

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

TO OVER 5%

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
14,047,72714,047,727


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
2,475,362
2,475,362 N/A 0.86%  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 OPTIONS19 DECEMBER 2008  9,750,000 3.42%
PHYSICALLY SETTLED CALL OPTIONS17 OCTOBER 2008 2,466,0960.86%

Total (A+B)
Number of
voting rights
 Percentage of
voting rights
14,691,458 5.14%


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

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited 11,347,654 3.98%
Morgan Stanley & Co Incorporated13,9780.00%
Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc3,250,0001.14%
MS Capital (Luxembourg) SA65,8260.02%
Bank MS AG14,0000.00%

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