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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 17
January 2019
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's
name)
Broadwater
Park, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5HJ, United Kingdom
(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
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not
applicable
EXHIBIT
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99.1
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Special
Dividend - Pounds Sterling Amounts Payable dated 17 January
2019
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Exhibit
No: 99.1
17 January 2019
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG")
Special Dividend - Pounds Sterling Amounts Payable
On 19 October 2018, the Board of IHG announced its intention to
return US$500 million to Shareholders via a Special
Dividend, representing US$2.621 per Existing Ordinary
Share. The Special Dividend will be paid on 29 January 2019 to
Shareholders on the Register at 6.00pm (London time) on 11
January 2019 in Pounds Sterling and to ADR holders on the ADR
register at 4.00pm (New York time) on 11 January 2019 in US
dollars.
The Pounds Sterling amounts payable in respect of the Special
Dividend has been determined with reference to the average of the
market exchange rates on the three days commencing 14 January 2019,
using the WM/Reuters closing midpoint spot rate as at 4:00pm
(London time), resulting in an applicable exchange rate
of £1:US$1.2860.
Accordingly, the Pounds Sterling amount payable to
Shareholders in relation to the Special
Dividend will
be 203.8 pence per Existing Ordinary
Share.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement
shall have the meaning given to them in the Circular to
Shareholders dated 14 December 2018.
For further information
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Investor Relations (Heather Wood; Matthew Kay)
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+44 (0)1895 512 176
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+44 (0)7527 419 431
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Media Relations (Yasmin Diamond; Mark Debenham)
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+44 (0)1895 512 097
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+44 (0)7527 424 046
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Notes to Editors:
IHG® (InterContinental
Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)]
is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands,
including Regent
Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels
& Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels
& Restaurants, Hotel
Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, HUALUXE® Hotels
and Resorts, Crowne
Plaza® Hotels
& Resorts, voco™, Holiday
Inn®, Holiday
Inn Express®, Holiday
Inn Club Vacations®, Holiday
Inn Resort®, avid® hotels, Staybridge
Suites® and Candlewood
Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,500 hotels and
approximately 826,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with
more than 1,800 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also
manages IHG® Rewards
Club, our
global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled
members.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding
company and is incorporated in Great Britain and
registered in England and Wales. More than 375,000
people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices
globally.
Visit www.ihg.com for
hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for
more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news,
visit: www.ihgplc.com/media and
follow us on social media at: www.twitter.com/ihg, www.facebook.com/ihg and www.youtube.com/ihgplc.
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.
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
F. Cuttell
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Name:
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F.
CUTTELL
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Title:
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ASSISTANT
COMPANY SECRETARY
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Date:
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17 January 2019
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