31 December 2009
Transparency Directive Announcement
Voting Rights and Capital
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC would like to notify the market of the following:
As at 31 December 2009, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's issued share capital consists of 286,976,067 ordinary shares of 13 29/47 pence each with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury. Therefore the total number of ordinary shares in the Company with voting rights is 286,976,067.
The above figure, 286,976,067 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Notes to Editors:
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [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, nearly 4,400 hotels and over 640,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® and also manages the world’s largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with 47 million members worldwide.
IHG has 1,500 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 140,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.
IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media