18 March 2010

Notification of Major Interest 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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instrument:

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:

Other (please specify):

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

BLACKROCK, INC.

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):

15.03.2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17.03.2010

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

Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares
if possible use
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of sharesNumber of voting Rights 
GB00B1WQCS47 14,062,03814,062,038
   
Class/type of shares
if possible use
the ISIN CODE
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of sharesNumber of voting  RightsPercentage of voting rights 
DirectIndirectDirectIndirect
GB00B1WQCS47N/AN/A 14,182,518N/A 4.93%
      

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument Expiration DateExercise/ conversion period/date No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)Percentage of voting rights
      
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument
Exercise priceExercise date Exercise/ Conversion periodNumber of voting rights instrument refers toPercentage of voting  Rights
NominalDelta
CFD N/A N/A N/A252,080 0.09% 0.09% 
       

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
14,434,598 5.02%


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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 14,434,598 (5.02%)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

GROUP COMPANY SECRETARIAT

15. Contact telephone number:

01895 512000

Ends