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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001191638-08-000630
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080411
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080411
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080411

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC /NEW/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000858446
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		IRS NUMBER:				250420260
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10409
		FILM NUMBER:		08751360

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		67 ALMA ROAD
		STREET 2:		WINDSOR
		CITY:			BERKSHIRE
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			SL4 3HD
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4045513500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		67 ALMA ROAD
		STREET 2:		WINDSOR
		CITY:			BERKSHIRE
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			SL4 3HD

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SIX CONTINENTS PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950531
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        <p align="center"><font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>

        <p align="center"><font size="2">Washington DC 20549</font></p>

        <p align="center"><font size="4"><b>FORM 6-K</b></font></p>

        <p align="center"><font size="2">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16
        AND 15d-16 OF<br>
        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></p>

        <p align="center"><font size="2">For 11 April 2008</font></p>

        <p align="center"><font size="4"><b>InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</b><br>
        (Registrant's name)</font></p>

        <p align="center"><font size="2">67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3HD, England<br>
        (Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>

        <p align="left"><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
        file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</font></p>

        <p align="center"><font size="2">Form
        20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Form 40-F</font></p>

        <p align="left"><font size="2">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.</font></p>

        <p align="center">
        <font size="2">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        No</font></p>

        <p align="left"><font size="2">If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned
        to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable</font></p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">
        <br>
        <br>

        <p>
        <font size="2"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        EXHIBIT INDEX</font></font></p>

        <p align="left"></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" border="0">
            <tr valign="bottom">
                <th colspan="2">
                </th>

                <th colspan="2">
                </th>

                <th colspan="2">
                </th>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left" width="20%">Exhibit Number</td>

                <td align="left" width="5%">&nbsp;</td>

                <td align="left" width="69%">Exhibit Description</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left"><br>
                99.1</td>

                <td align="left">&nbsp;</td>

                <td align="left"><br>
                Filing of Form 20-F&nbsp;dated&nbsp;28 March 2008</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">99.2</td>

                <td align="left">&nbsp;</td>

                <td align="left">Total Voting Rights dated&nbsp;31 March 2008</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">99.3</td>

                <td align="left">&nbsp;</td>

                <td align="left">Transaction in Own Shares&nbsp;dated&nbsp;31 March 2008</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td align="left">99.4</td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>

                <td align="left">Director/PDMR Shareholding&nbsp;dated&nbsp;02&nbsp;April 2008</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td align="left">99.5</td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>

                <td align="left">Holding(s) in Company&nbsp;dated&nbsp;02&nbsp;April 2008</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td align="left">99.6</td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>

                <td align="left">Shares Repurchase Programme dated&nbsp;04&nbsp;April 2008</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td align="left">99.7</td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>

                <td align="left">Holding(s) in Company&nbsp;dated&nbsp; 10 April 2008</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td align="left">99.8</td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>

                <td align="left">Holding(s) in Company&nbsp;dated&nbsp; 10 April 2008</td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td align="left">
                </td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>

                <td>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>

        <p>&nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">
        99.1<br>
        <br>

        <p>&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">2006 Annual Report on Form 20-F</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC filed its annual
        report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 with the SEC on March 28, 2008.
        The Form 20-F including complete audited financial statements may be found on the
        company&rsquo;s website www.ihg.com/investors.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Shareholders may request a hard copy free of charge from
        the address below:</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Company Secretariat</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">67 Alma Road</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Windsor</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Berkshire SL4 3HD</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">United Kingdom</font></p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">
        99.2<br>
        <br>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Transparency Directive Announcement</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date of Notification</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">31 March 2008</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><u><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC &ndash; Voting
        Rights and Capital</font></u></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule
        5.6.1 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC would like to notify the market of the
        following:</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">As at 31 March 2008, InterContinental Hotels Group
        PLC&rsquo;s issued capital consists of 293,137,694 ordinary shares with voting rights. The
        Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">The above figure, 293,137,694 may be used by
        shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they
        are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in,
        InterContinental Hotels Group PLC under the FSA&rsquo;s Disclosure and Transparency
        Rules.</font></p>

        <p align="left"><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

        <p></p>

        <p>99.3</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">31 March 2008</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Intercontinental Hotels Group plc:&nbsp; Purchase of Own
        Shares</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation
        100,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 760.34051p per share.</p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

        <p></p>

        <p>99.4</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS
        DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1. Name of the</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">issuer</font></i></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental
        Hotels Group PLC</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2. State whether the notification relates to</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(i) a transaction notified in accordance with</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DTR</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3.1.2R);</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section LR
        9.8.6R(1); or</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the
        Companies Act 2006</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">A
        transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3. Name of</font> <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">person
        discharging managerial
        responsibilities</font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">/</font><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
        director</font></i></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">TOM CONOPHY &ndash; EXECUTIVE
        VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (PDMR)</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4. State whether notification relates to a</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">person</font></i> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">connected
        with a</font> <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">person discharging managerial
        responsibilities</font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">/</font><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
        director</font></i> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">named in 3 and identify the</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">connected person</font></i></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">NOT APPLICABLE</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a
        holding of the</font> <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">person</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
        interest</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">PERSONAL
        INTEREST</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">6. Description of</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">shares</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(including</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">class</font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">),
        debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">shares</font></i></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Ordinary
        shares of 13</font></i></b>
        <b><i><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">29</font></sup></i></b>
        <b><i><sub><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">/47</font></sub></i></b>
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">p</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one,
        the number of</font> <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">shares</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">held by each of them</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">AS PER 3 ABOVE</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8 State the nature of the transaction</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RELEASE
        OF SHARES AWARDED IN 2006 UNDER SHORT TERM DEFERRED INCENTIVE PLAN</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SALE
        OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY HELD</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9. Number of</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">shares</font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">,
        debentures or financial instruments relating to</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">shares</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">acquired</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">AS PER 8(a)
        30,020</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10. Percentage of issued</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">class</font></i> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">acquired
        (</font><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">treasury shares</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">of that</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">class</font></i> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">should not
        be taken into account when calculating percentage)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">NEGLIGIBLE</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">11. Number of</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">shares</font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">,
        debentures or financial instruments relating to</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">shares</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">disposed</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">AS PER 8(b)
        35,112</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">12. Percentage of issued</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">class</font></i> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">disposed
        (</font><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">treasury shares</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">of that</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">class</font></i> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">should not
        be taken into account when calculating percentage)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">NEGLIGIBLE</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">13. Price per</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">share</font></i> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">or value of
        transaction</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">NOT APPLICABLE ON
        ACQUISITION</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">783.25 PENCE PER SHARE ON
        SALE</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">14. Date and place of transaction</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">1
        APRIL 2008. UNITED KINGDOM</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">15. Total holding and notifiable interest following
        notification and total percentage holding following notification (any</font>
        <i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">treasury shares</font></i>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">should not be taken into account when calculating
        percentage)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">216,366</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">16. Date issuer informed of transaction</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">1 APRIL 2008</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">17. Any additional information</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">NOT APPLICABLE</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">18. Name of contact and telephone number for
        queries</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Catherine
        Springett 01753 410242</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Name and signature of duly authorised officer
        of</font></b> <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">issuer</font></i></b>
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">responsible for making notification</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Catherine
        Springett, Head of Secretariat</font></i></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date of notification</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'COURIER NEW'" align="left">
        <b><i><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">2 APRIL 2008</font></i></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        END<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        END</p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

        <p></p>

        <p>99.5</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">TR-1:</font></b>
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS
        IN SHARES</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
        of existing shares to which voting rights are
        attached</font></b><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <br>
        InterContinental Hotels Group PLC<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">2. Reason for the notification</font></b>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(please state</font>
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Yes/No</font></b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">):</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Yes</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
        shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
        (<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">No)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(No)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <br>
        Other (please specify): <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(No)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
        notification obligation:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">4. Full name of shareholder(s)</font></b>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(if different from 3.):</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        N/A</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the
        threshold is crossed or reached if different):</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        28 March 2008<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">6. Date on which issuer notified:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        1 April 2008<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
        reached:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        5%</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">8. Notified details:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">A: Voting rights attached to
        shares</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="567" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Class/type of
                    shares</font></b><br>
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68%" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Situation previous to
                    the Triggering transaction</font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                <br>
                <br>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of shares<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    Rights</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 11.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ISIN:
                    GB00B1<a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2">WQCS47</a></font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ordinary Shares of 13</font>
                    <sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">29</font></sup>
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">/</font>
                    <sub><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">47</font></sub>
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">pence each</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Below 3%</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Below 3%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Resulting situation after the
        triggering transaction</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="680" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Class/type of
                    shares</font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of shares<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="213" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    rights</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="154" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">% of voting
                    rights<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 43.8pt">
                <td valign="top" width="168"><br>
                <br>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="85">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct</font></b>
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">(x)</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Indirect</font></b>
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">(xi)</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="73">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="80">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Indirect<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 10.9pt">
                <td valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47</font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ordinary Shares of 13</font>
                    <sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">29</font></sup>
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">/</font>
                    <sub><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">47</font></sub>
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">pence each</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10,302,216</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="85">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10,302,261</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="73">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3.51%</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="80">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">B: Financial
        Instruments</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Resulting situation after the
        triggering transaction</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="673" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Type of financial
                    instrument<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Expiration
                    Date</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Exercise/Conversion
                    Period/ Date</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Number of voting rights that may be acquired
                    if the instrument is exercised/ converted.<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">% of voting rights<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 14.3pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Physically settled long call option</font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">18.04.08</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,771,492</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.95%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 14.3pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Physically settled long call option</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">16.05.08</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,440,000</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.83%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Total (A+B)</font></b></p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="316" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="50%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    rights</font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="49%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">% of voting
                    rights<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 19.6pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="50%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">15,513,708</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="49%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5.29%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">9.</font></b> <b>Chain of controlled undertakings
        through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
        applicable:</b></p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Morgan Stanley Securities Limited</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">15,510,162</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5.29%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 23.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Morgan Stanley &amp; Co Incorporated</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">546</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.00%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 23.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bank Morgan Stanley AG</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,000</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.00%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Proxy Voting:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">10. Name of the proxy holder:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
        cease to hold:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
        voting rights:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">13. Additional information:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        Notification using the total voting rights figure of 293,137,694</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">14. Contact name:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Catherine Springett, Deputy Company Secretary, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">15. Contact telephone number:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        01753 410242<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'COURIER NEW'" align="left">
        END</p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

        <p></p>

        <p>99.6</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">04 April 2008</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Share Repurchase
        Programme</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (&ldquo;IHG&rdquo; or
        the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announces that the Company has entered into an irrevocable and
        non-discretionary arrangement with its broker, Merrill Lynch International, to repurchase
        on its behalf and within certain pre-set parameters, ordinary shares in the Company for
        cancellation during the period commencing on 7 April 2008 and ending on 6 May 2008. This
        arrangement is in accordance with Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules and the Company&rsquo;s
        general authority to repurchase shares.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

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        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">---------------Ends--------------</font></p>

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        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

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        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">For further information, please
        contact:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="599" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="347">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Investor Relations (Heather Wood; Catherine
                    Dolton):</font></p>
                </td>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">+44 (0)1753 410 176</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Media Affairs (Leslie McGibbon; Claire
                    Williams):</font></p>
                </td>

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                    <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">+44 (0)1753 410 425</font></p>
                </td>
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        <br>
        <br>

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        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Notes to Editors:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United
        Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.
        IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,900 hotels
        and more than 585,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.
        IHG owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including
        InterContinental&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts, Crowne Plaza&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts, Holiday
        Inn&reg; Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express&reg;, Staybridge Suites&reg;, Candlewood
        Suites&reg; and Hotel Indigo&reg;, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty
        programme, Priority Club&reg; Rewards with over 37 million members worldwide.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">The company pioneered the travel industry&rsquo;s first
        collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and
        Environment Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership
        launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG is still a
        member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHG&rsquo;s
        global corporate responsibility focus.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">IHG offers information and online reservations for all
        its hotel brands at</font> www.ihg.com <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">and information
        for the Priority Club Rewards programme at</font>
        www.priorityclub.com<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press
        Office at</font> www.ihg.com/media <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'COURIER NEW'" align="left">
        END</p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">
        <br>
        <br>


        <p>99.7</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">TR-1:</font></b>
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS
        IN SHARES</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
        of existing shares to which voting rights are
        attached</font></b><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <br>
        InterContinental Hotels Group PLC<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">2. Reason for the notification</font></b>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(please state</font>
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Yes/No</font></b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">):</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Yes</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
        shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
        (<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">No)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(No)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <br>
        Other (please specify): <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(No)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
        notification obligation:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">4. Full name of shareholder(s)</font></b>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(if different from 3.):</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        N/A</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the
        threshold is crossed or reached if different):</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        3 April 2008<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">6. Date on which issuer notified:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        8 April 2008<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
        reached:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        to below 4%</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">8. Notified details:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">A: Voting rights attached to
        shares</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="567" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Class/type of
                    shares</font></b><br>
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68%" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Situation previous to
                    the Triggering transaction</font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                <br>
                <br>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of shares<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    Rights</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 11.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ISIN:
                    GB00B1<a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2">WQCS47</a></font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ordinary Shares of 13</font>
                    <sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">29</font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
                    /</font> <sub><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">47</font></sub>
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">pence each</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10,302,216</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10,302,216</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Resulting situation after the
        triggering transaction</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="680" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Class/type of
                    shares</font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of shares<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="213" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    rights</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="154" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">% of voting
                    rights<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 43.8pt">
                <td valign="top" width="168"><br>
                <br>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="85">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct</font></b>
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">(x)</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Indirect</font></b>
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">(xi)</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="73">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="80">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Indirect<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 10.9pt">
                <td valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47</font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ordinary Shares of 13</font>
                    <sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">29</font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
                    /</font> <sub><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">47</font></sub>
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">pence each</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,067,139</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="85">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,067,139</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="73">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.04%</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="80">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">B: Financial
        Instruments</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Resulting situation after the
        triggering transaction</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="673" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Type of financial
                    instrument<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Expiration
                    Date</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Exercise/Conversion
                    Period/ Date</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Number of voting rights that may be acquired
                    if the instrument is exercised/ converted.<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">% of voting rights<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 14.3pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Physically settled long call option</font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">18.04.08</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4,607,492</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.57%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 14.3pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Physically settled long call option</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">16.05.08</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,504,644</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.20%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Total (A+B)</font></b></p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="316" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="50%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    rights</font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="49%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">% of voting
                    rights<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 19.6pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="50%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">11,179,427</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="49%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3.81%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">9.</font></b> <b>Chain of controlled undertakings
        through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
        applicable:</b></p>

        <p></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Morgan Stanley Securities Limited</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">11,084,143</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3.78%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 23.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Morgan Stanley &amp; Co Incorporated</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,869</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.00%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 23.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bank Morgan Stanley AG</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">93,415</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.03%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Proxy Voting:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">10. Name of the proxy holder:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
        cease to hold:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
        voting rights:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">13. Additional information:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        Notification using the total voting rights figure of 293,137,694</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">14. Contact name:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Catherine Springett, Deputy Company Secretary, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">15. Contact telephone number:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        01753 410242<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'COURIER NEW'" align="left">
        END</p>

        <p></p>
        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">
        <br>
        <br>


        <p align="left">&nbsp;99.8</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">TR-1:</font></b>
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS
        IN SHARES</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
        of existing shares to which voting rights are
        attached</font></b><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <br>
        InterContinental Hotels Group PLC<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">2. Reason for the notification</font></b>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(please state</font>
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Yes/No</font></b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">):</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Yes</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
        shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: Yes</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(No)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <br>
        Other (please specify): <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(No)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
        notification obligation:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">4. Full name of shareholder(s)</font></b>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(if different from 3.):</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        N/A</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the
        threshold is crossed or reached if different):</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in; TEXT-INDENT: -14px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        7 April 2008<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">6. Date on which issuer notified:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        8 April 2008<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
        reached:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        to above 5%</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">8. Notified details:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">A: Voting rights attached to
        shares</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p align="left"></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="567" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Class/type of
                    shares</font></b><br>
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68%" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Situation previous to
                    the Triggering transaction</font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                <br>
                <br>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of shares<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    Rights</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 11.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="31%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ISIN:
                    GB00B1<a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2">WQCS47</a></font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ordinary Shares of 13</font>
                    <sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">29</font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
                    /</font> <sub><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">47</font></sub>
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">pence each</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="32%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,067,139</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,067,139</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Resulting situation after the
        triggering transaction</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p align="left"></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="680" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Class/type of
                    shares</font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of shares<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="213" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    rights</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="154" colspan="2">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">% of voting
                    rights<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 43.8pt">
                <td valign="top" width="168"><br>
                <br>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="85">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct</font></b>
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">(x)</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Indirect</font></b>
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">(xi)</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="73">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Direct<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="80">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Indirect<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 10.9pt">
                <td valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47</font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ordinary Shares of 13</font>
                    <sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">29</font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
                    /</font> <sub><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">47</font></sub>
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">pence each</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="144">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,871,945</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="85">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,871,945</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="73">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.32%</font></p>
                </td>

                <td valign="top" width="80">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">B: Financial
        Instruments</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Resulting situation after the
        triggering transaction</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p align="left"></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="673" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Type of financial
                    instrument<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Expiration
                    Date</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Exercise/Conversion
                    Period/ Date</font></b><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Number of voting rights that may be acquired
                    if the instrument is exercised/ converted.<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">% of voting rights<br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 14.3pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Physically settled long call option</font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">18.04.08</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4,607,644</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.57%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 14.3pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="87">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Physically settled long call option</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="132">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">16.05.08</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="156">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="168">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">6,356,400</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="128">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2.17%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Total (A+B)</font></b></p>

        <p align="left"></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="316" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="50%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Number of voting
                    rights</font></b></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="49%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">% of voting
                    rights<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></b></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 19.6pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="50%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">14,835,989</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="49%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5.06%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">9.</font></b> <b>Chain of controlled undertakings
        through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
        applicable:</b></p>

        <p align="left"></p>

        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
            <tr>
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Morgan Stanley Securities Limited</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">14,740,705</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5.03%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 23.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Morgan Stanley &amp; Co Incorporated</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,869</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.00%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr style="HEIGHT: 23.1pt">
                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="40%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bank Morgan Stanley AG</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="26%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">93,415</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="middle" width="33%">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">
                    <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.03%</font></p>
                </td>
            </tr>
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        <br>
        <br>


        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">Proxy Voting:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">10. Name of the proxy holder:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
        cease to hold:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font><br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
        voting rights:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.2in" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">N/A</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">13. Additional information:</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        Notification using the total voting rights figure of 293,137,694</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">14. Contact name:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        Catherine Springett, Deputy Company Secretary, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
        <b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL,BOLD">15. Contact telephone number:</font></b><br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        01753 410242<br>
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'COURIER NEW'" align="left">
        END</p>

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        <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">

        <p align="left">&nbsp;<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
        </p>

        <p align="center"><font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></p>

        <p align="left"><font size="2">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.</font></p>

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            <tr valign="bottom">
                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left" width="5%"><font face="serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left" width="45%"><font face="serif" size="2"><b>InterContinental Hotels
                Group PLC</b></font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="bottom">
                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">(Registrant)</font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="bottom">
                <td>&nbsp;</td>

                <td>&nbsp;</td>

                <td>&nbsp;</td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="bottom">
                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">By:</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2"><u>/s/ C. Cox</u></font> </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="bottom">
                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">Name:</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">C. COX</font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="bottom">
                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">Title:</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">COMPANY SECRETARIAL
                OFFICER</font></td>
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            <tr valign="bottom">
                <td>&nbsp;</td>

                <td>&nbsp;</td>

                <td>&nbsp;</td>
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                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">Date:</font> </td>

                <td align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">11 April 2008</font></td>
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