01 April 2009
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:
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
FIL Limited (FIL)
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):
30.03.09
6. Date on which issuer notified:
31.03.09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
To above 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 shares | Number of voting Rights | |
| GB00B1WQCS47 | 13,771,133 | 13,771,133 |
| 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 | ||
| GB00B1WQCS47 | 14,687,743 | 14,687,743 | N/A | 5.14% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (A+B) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
| 14,687,743 | 5.14% | |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
| FIL Limited is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Limited (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), Investment managers for various non-US Investment companies and Institutional clients. |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
916,610
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
30.03.09
13. Additional information:
Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 285,597,729
14. Contact name:
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARIAT
15. Contact telephone number:
01895 512000