28 May 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: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other (please specify): No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
David Webster (Proxy holder)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Shareholders appointing David Webster as discretionary Proxy holder
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
28 May 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28 May 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
To above 3%
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 | 32,444 | 32,444 |
| 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 | 8,605,439 | 32,444 | 8,572,995 | 0.01% | 3.00% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Total (A+B) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
| 8,605,439 | 3.01% | |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
N/A |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
David Webster
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
8,572,995
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
29 May 2009
13. Additional information:
When Proxy expires 3.00% of voting rights will return to the shareholders that appointed David Webster as discretionary Proxy
14. Contact name:
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARIAT
15. Contact telephone number:
01895 512000