SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For 21 January 2005
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's name)
67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3HD, England
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | ||||
| 99.1 | Transaction in Own Shares dated 07 January 2005 | ||||
| 99.2 | Notification of Interest dated 11 January 2005 | ||||
| 99.3 | Notification of Interest dated 14 January 2005 | ||||
| 99.4 | Director Shareholding dated 18 January 2005 | ||||
| 99.5 | Appointment Date of CEO dated 19 January 2005 | ||||
EXHIBIT 99.1
7 January 2005
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 100,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 652.6875p per share.
EXHIBIT 99.2
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
Lloyds TSB Group Plc and its subsidiaries
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder names in 2 above or in respect of a non
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding
of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
Beneficial interest
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
| Fund | Holding | ||
| Scottish Widows Investment Partnership | 16,051,860 | ||
| Lloyds TSB Private Banking | 5,311,037 | ||
| Lloyds TSB Luxembourg | 57,488 | ||
| Lloyds TSB Jersey Offshore | 16,913 | ||
| Total | 21,437,298 | ||
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
Not advised
6) Percentage of issued class
N/A
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
8) Percentage of issued class
N/A
9) Class of security
Ordinary shares of 112 pence each
10) Date of transaction
Not advised
11) Date company informed
10 January 2005
12) Total holding following this notification
21,437,298
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.444%
14) Any additional information
N/A
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Catherine Springett 01753 410 242
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Catherine Springett
17) Date of notification
11 January 2005
EXHIBIT 99.3
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder names in 2 above or in respect of a non
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding
of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
Non-beneficial interest
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N/A
6) Percentage of issued class
N/A
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
Not advised
8) Percentage of issued class
N/A
9) Class of security
Ordinary shares of 112 pence each
10) Date of transaction
Not advised
11) Date company informed
13 January 2005
12) Total holding following this notification
Not advised
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
No longer holds a notifiable interest in the Company, i.e. below 3%
14) Any additional information
N/A
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Catherine Springett 01753 410 242
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Catherine Springett
17) Date of notification
14 January 2005
EXHIBIT 99.4
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1. Name of company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
2. Name of director(s)
Technical interest of all Executive Directors in common with all potential
beneficiaries in an Employee Share Ownership Trust
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Shares held by the InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Employee Share Ownership
Trust (Jersey)
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
Greenwood Nominees Limited, Account no 522000
5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
No
6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary
Release of shares to participants (not directors) under an Executive Share
Option Plan
7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class
N/A
9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
14,192
10. Percentage of issued class
N/A
11. Class of security
Ordinary shares of £1.12 each
12. Price per share
N/A
13. Date of transactions
17 January 2005
14. Date company informed
17 January 2005
15. Total holding in the Trust following this notification
2,976,173 Ordinary shares
16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
N/A
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.
17. Date of grant
N/A
18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
N/A
22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
N/A
23. Any additional information
N/A
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Liz Searle 01753 410246
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Liz Searle
Date of Notification
18 January 2005
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EXHIBIT 99.5
19 January 2005
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP
Appointment of Chief Executive
Following the announcement of 14 December 2004, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is pleased to confirm that Andrew Cosslett will take up his appointment as Chief Executive of the Company with effect from 3 February 2005.
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For further information, please contact:
| Investor Relations (Gavin Flynn): | +44 (0) 1753 410 176 | ||
| +44 (0) 7808 098 972 | |||
Media Affairs (Leslie McGibbon): | +44 (0) 1753 410 425 | ||
| +44 (0) 7808 094 471 | |||
Notes:
| 1. | Andrew Cosslett | ||
Andrew Cosslett joins InterContinental Hotels Group from Cadbury Schweppes PLC,
where most recently he held the position of President, Europe, Middle East and
Africa a region accounting for some 30% of the Group's sales and 40% of its
assets. He had been with Cadbury Schweppes PLC for 14 years, occupying a
variety of senior roles including Chairman Cadbury Schweppes Australia, CEO of
the Asia Pacific confectionery business and Managing Director, Great Britain &
Ireland. He joined the company in 1990 as Marketing Director, Schweppes GB.
Prior to this, Andrew was with Unilever PLC between 1979 and 1990 and held a
variety of marketing roles on the foods side.
He has a BA in Economics, and an MA in European Studies from the University of
Manchester. He is a non-Executive Director of Duchy Originals Ltd.
| 2. | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | ||
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)) is the world's most global hotel company and the largest by number of
rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group franchises, manages, leases or owns,
through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 536,000 guest rooms in
nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a
portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including
InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday
Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®,
Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest
hotel loyalty program, Priority Club® Rewards, with more than 23 million
members worldwide. In addition to this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a
controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in
the UK.
For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press
Office at www.ihgplc.com/media
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ C. Cox | |
| Name: | C. COX | |
| Title: | COMPANY SECRETARIAL OFFICER | |
| Date: | 21 January, 2005 | |