24 September 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 (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:
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):
22.09.08
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23.09.08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
TO BELOW 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 shares | Number of voting Rights | |
ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47 |
18,113,174 | 18,113,174 |
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of shares | Number of voting Rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47 |
4,161,969 | 4,161,969 | N/A | 1.45% | 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 | 5,500,000 | 1.92% | ||
PHYSICALLY SETTLED CALL OPTIONS | 20 MARCH 2009 | 6,900,000 | 2.42% |
Total (A+B) | ||
---|---|---|
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
16,561,969 | 5.79% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited | 13,218,496 |
4.63% | ||
Morgan Stanley & Co Incorporated |
6,666 | 0.00% |
||
Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc |
3,250,000 |
1.14% |
||
MS Capital (Luxembourg) SA |
69,248 |
0.02% |
||
Bank MS 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