25 May 2012
Results of 2012 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC was held on Friday 25 May 2012.
All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed on a poll. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
| Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total Votes | Votes withheld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Receipt of financial statements 2011 | 214,420,877 | 100.00 | 8,672 | 0.00 | 214,429,549 | 83,692 |
| 2. | Approval of Directors’ Remuneration Report | 203,110,989 | 95.46 | 9,651,718 | 4.54 | 212,762,707 | 1,750,533 |
| 3. | Declaration of final dividend | 214,448,934 | 100.00 | 8,642 | 0.00 | 214,457,576 | 55,665 |
| 4a. | Election of Luke Mayhew as a Director | 210,817,068 | 98.33 | 3,588,783 | 1.67 | 214,405,851 | 107,390 |
| 4b. | Election of Dale Morrison as a Director | 214,061,658 | 99.84 | 342,140 | 0.16 | 214,403,798 | 109,443 |
| 4c. | Election of Tracy Robbins as a Director | 210,930,037 | 98.39 | 3,459,733 | 1.61 | 214,389,770 | 123,471 |
| 4d. | Election of Thomas Singer as a Director | 213,256,710 | 99.47 | 1,145,785 | 0.53 | 214,402,495 | 110,746 |
| 4e. | Re-election of Graham Allan as a Director | 214,069,854 | 99.84 | 338,763 | 0.16 | 214,408,617 | 104,624 |
| 4f. | Re-election of David Kappler as a Director | 214,042,700 | 99.83 | 366,800 | 0.17 | 214,409,500 | 103,741 |
| 4g. | Re-election of Kirk Kinsell as a Director | 213,253,137 | 99.46 | 1,154,368 | 0.54 | 214,407,505 | 105,736 |
| 4h. | Re-election of Jennifer Laing as a Director | 214,068,836 | 99.84 | 345,054 | 0.16 | 214,413,890 | 99,351 |
| 4i. | Re-election of Jonathan Linen as a Director | 212,638,710 | 99.84 | 340,098 | 0.16 | 212,978,808 | 1,534,432 |
| 4j. | Re-election of Richard Solomons as a Director | 214,101,724 | 99.86 | 308,337 | 0.14 | 214,410,061 | 103,180 |
| 4k. | Re-election of David Webster as a Director | 212,557,248 | 99.14 | 1,853,947 | 0.86 | 214,411,195 | 102,046 |
| 4l. | Re-election of Ying Yeh as a Director | 213,791,771 | 99.71 | 614,159 | 0.29 | 214,405,930 | 107,311 |
| 5. | Reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | 208,255,918 | 97.83 | 4,610,009 | 2.17 | 212,865,927 | 1,647,313 |
| 6. | Authority to set Auditors’ remuneration | 208,506,519 | 97.24 | 5,928,129 | 2.76 | 214,434,648 | 78,593 |
| 7. | Political donations | 211,815,461 | 98.84 | 2,485,434 | 1.16 | 214,300,895 | 212,346 |
| 8. | Authority to allot shares | 182,327,091 | 87.33 | 26,461,706 | 12.67 | 208,788,797 | 5,724,444 |
| 9. | Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 213,319,418 | 99.51 | 1,051,874 | 0.49 | 214,371,292 | 141,949 |
| 10. | Authority to purchase own shares | 212,279,757 | 99.68 | 671,437 | 0.32 | 212,951,194 | 1,562,046 |
| 11. | Notice of General Meetings | 199,285,565 | 92.94 | 15,146,786 | 7.06 | 214,432,351 | 80,890 |
NOTES:
- The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
- Votes 'Withheld' are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
- The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, on Wednesday 23 May 2012 was 291,392,249.
- Copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
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Notes to Editors:
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