23 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):
19.03.2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
22.03.2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 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 shares | Number of voting Rights | |
| GB00B1WQCS47 | 14,182,518 | 14,182,518 |
| Class/type of shares if possible use 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 | N/A | N/A | 13,904,289 | N/A | 4.83% |
B: Qualifying 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Exercise date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | Percentage of voting Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| CFD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 252,080 | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Total (A+B+C) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
| 14,156,369 | 4.92% | |
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 - 14,156,369 (4.92%) |
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