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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20100702062045
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001191638-10-000794
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100618
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100702
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100702

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:		10933427

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BROADWATER PARK
		STREET 2:		DENHAM
		CITY:			BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			UB9 5HJ
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4045513500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BROADWATER PARK
		STREET 2:		DENHAM
		CITY:			BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			UB9 5HJ

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SIX CONTINENTS PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950531
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">FORM 6-K</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF<br>
        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font></b><br>
        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">(Registrant's name)</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Broadwater Park, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5HJ, United Kingdom&nbsp;<br>
        (Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</font></p>

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

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Times New Roman">99.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 18 June 2010</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Times New Roman">99.2</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 21 June 2010</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Times New Roman">99.3</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 24 June 2010</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><font style="COLOR: #000000">99.</font>4</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Total Voting Rights dated 30 June 2010</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><font style="COLOR: #000000">99.</font>5</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 1 July 2010</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><font style="COLOR: #000000">99.</font>6</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Disposal dated 1 July 2010</font></p>
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                <br>
                <font face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No: 99.1</font><br>
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                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons</font></b></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">1.</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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of the issuer<br>
                            &nbsp;</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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">2.</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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R,<br>
                            (ii) a disclosure made in accordance<br>
                            LR 9.8.6R(1) or<br>
                            (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
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                            <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'"><br>
                            INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
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                            <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'"><br>
                            A TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2 R<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">3.</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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of person discharging managerial<br>
                            responsibilities/director<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">4.</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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person<br>
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                            &nbsp;</font></p>
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                            <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'"><br>
                            GEORGE TURNER - PDMR<br>
                            EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMPANY SECRETARY<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
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                            <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'"><br>
                            YES - SPOUSE:<br>
                            WENDY TURNER</font></b></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">5.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">6.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            IN RESPECT OF BOTH 3 AND 4 ABOVE<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            ORDINARY SHARES OF 13 29/47 PENCE EACH<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">7.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">8.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State the nature of the transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            WENDY TURNER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13,000<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            GEORGE TURNER&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; 0<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            SALE OF 6,500 ORDINARY SHARES AND TRANSFER OF 6,500 SHARES TO GEORGE TURNER<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            RECEIPT OF 6,500 SHARES FROM WENDY TURNER AND SALE OF 6,500 SHARES BY GEORGE TURNER<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">9.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of shares, debentures or financial<br>
                            instruments relating to shares acquired<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">10.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">&nbsp;</td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">11.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">12.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            6,500 SHARES BY WENDY TURNER<br>
                            6,500 SHARES BY GEORGE TURNER</font></b></p>

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

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            NEGLIGIBLE</font></b></p>

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

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">13.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Price per share or value of transaction</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">14.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date and place of transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            WENDY TURNER: &pound;12.1388p PER SHARE<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            GEORGE TURNER: &pound;12.20p PER SHARE<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            17 JUNE 2010, UNITED KINGDOM<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            18 JUNE 2010, UNITED KINGDOM</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">15.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">16.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date issuer informed of transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            GEORGE TURNER:<br>
                            218,663 INCLUDING ALL NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            17 AND 18 JUNE 2010</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
                Name of contact and telephone number for queries:<br>
                &nbsp;</font></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'">CATHERINE SPRINGETT&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; 01895 512 000</font></b></p>

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

                <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="574" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="560">
                            <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'">Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            CATHERINE SPRINGETT<br>
                            DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            Date of notification &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 18 JUNE 2010<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>

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

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No: 99.2</font><br>
                <br>
                </p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons</font></b></p>

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

                <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="574" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">1.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of the issuer<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">2.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R,<br>
                            (ii) a disclosure made in accordance<br>
                            LR 9.8.6R(1) or<br>
                            (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            A TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2 R<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">3.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of person discharging managerial<br>
                            responsibilities/director<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">4.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            TRACY ROBBINS - PDMR<br>
                            EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCES<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">5.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">6.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            IN RESPECT OF 3 ABOVE<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            ORDINARY SHARES OF 13 29/47 PENCE EACH<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">7.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">8.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State the nature of the transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            TRACY ROBBINS</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            SALE<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">9.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of shares, debentures or financial<br>
                            instruments relating to shares acquired<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">10.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">&nbsp;</td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">11.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">12.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            96,902 SHARES</font></b></p>

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

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            NEGLIGIBLE</font></b></p>

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

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">13.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Price per share or value of transaction</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">14.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date and place of transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            &pound;12.1633p PER SHARE<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            18 JUNE 2010, UNITED KINGDOM<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">15.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">16.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date issuer informed of transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            292,279 INCLUDING ALL NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            18 JUNE 2010</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
                Name of contact and telephone number for queries:<br>
                &nbsp;</font></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'">CATHERINE SPRINGETT&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; 01895 512 000</font></b></p>

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

                <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="574" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="560">
                            <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'">Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            CATHERINE SPRINGETT<br>
                            DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            Date of notification &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21 JUNE 2010<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
                <font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font><font face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No: 99.3</font><br>
                <br>
                </p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons</font></b></p>

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

                <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="574" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">1.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of the issuer<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">2.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R,<br>
                            (ii) a disclosure made in accordance<br>
                            LR 9.8.6R(1) or<br>
                            (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            A TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2 R<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">3.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of person discharging managerial<br>
                            responsibilities/director<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">4.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            TOM CONOPHY - PDMR<br>
                            EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">5.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">6.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            IN RESPECT OF 3 ABOVE<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            ORDINARY SHARES OF 13 29/47 PENCE EACH<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">7.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">8.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State the nature of the transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &amp; SMITH INCORPORATED<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            SALE<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">9.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of shares, debentures or financial<br>
                            instruments relating to shares acquired<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">10.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">&nbsp;</td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">11.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">12.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            25,000 SHARES</font></b></p>

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

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            NEGLIGIBLE</font></b></p>

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

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">13.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Price per share or value of transaction</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">14.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date and place of transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            $18.05 PER SHARE<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            18 JUNE 2010, USA<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">15.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">16.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date issuer informed of transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            438,511 INCLUDING ALL NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'"><br>
                            23 JUNE 2010</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
                Name of contact and telephone number for queries:<br>
                &nbsp;</font></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'">CATHERINE SPRINGETT&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; 01895 512 000</font></b></p>

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

                <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="574" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="560">
                            <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'">Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            CATHERINE SPRINGETT<br>
                            DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            Date of notification &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24 JUNE 2010<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>

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

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No: 99.<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">4</font></font></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; 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></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Transparency Directive Announcement<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                &nbsp;</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"><b><u><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Voting Rights and Capital</font></u></b></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
                &nbsp;</font></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:<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                As at 30 June 2010, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's issued share capital consists of 288,702,761 ordinary shares of 13 </font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">29</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">/</font><sub><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">47</font></sub> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">pence each with voting rights.&nbsp; The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.&nbsp; Therefore the total number of ordinary shares in the Company with
                voting rights is 288,702,761.<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                The above figure, 288,702,761, 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's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.</font></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                Catherine Springett<br>
                Deputy Company Secretary<br>
                30 June 2010<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                &nbsp;</font></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No: 99.<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">5</font></font></p>

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

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons</font></b></p>

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

                <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="574" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">1.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of the issuer<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">2.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R,<br>
                            (ii) a disclosure made in accordance<br>
                            LR 9.8.6R(1) or<br>
                            (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC</font></b></p>

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

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">A TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2 R</font></b></p>

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

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">3.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of person discharging managerial<br>
                            responsibilities/director<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">4.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">JENNIFER LAING - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR</font></b></p>

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

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">CONNECTED PERSON - ROBERT ANTHONY DALTON</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">5.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">6.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">IN RESPECT OF 4 ABOVE</font></b></p>

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

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">ORDINARY SHARES OF 13 29/47 PENCE EACH</font></b></p>

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

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">7.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">8.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">State the nature of the transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">ROBERT ANTHONY DALTON</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">SALE</font></b></p>

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

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">9.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">10.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">N/A</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">N/A</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">11.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">12.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">250 SHARES</font></b><br>
                            <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">NEGLIGIBLE</font></b><br>
                            <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">13.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Price per share or value of transaction</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">14.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date and place of transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">&pound;11.82 PER SHARE</font></b></p>

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

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">22 JUNE 2010, LONDON</font></b></p>

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

                    <tr>
                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">15.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">16.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date issuer informed of transaction<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;<br>
                            &nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">TOTALNOTIFIABLE HOLDING: 3,998 SHARES</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'">COMPRISING 3,373 SHARES HELD BY JENNIFER LAING AND 625 SHARES HELD BY ROBERT ANTHONY DALTON</font></b></p>

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

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="19">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="240">
                            <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'">30 JUNE 2010</font></b></p>
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                </table>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
                Name of contact and telephone number for queries:<br>
                &nbsp;</font></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'">CATHERINE SPRINGETT&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; 01895 512 000</font></b><br>
                <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&nbsp;</font></p>

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                            <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'">Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification</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"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">CATHERINE SPRINGETT</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'">DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY</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"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Date of notification &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 JULY 2010</font></b></p>

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                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No: 99.<font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">6</font></font></p>

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                &nbsp;<br>
                IHG ANNOUNCES SALE OF INTERCONTINENTAL BUCKHEAD ATLANTA<br>
                &nbsp;</font></b></p>

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                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">1 July, 2010</font></b></p>

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                <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 ("IHG") </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">[LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)]</font></p>

                <p></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">announces the sale of the 422 room InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta to Maryland based Pebblebrook Hotel Trust ("Pebblebrook") for US$105 million in cash.&nbsp; IHG will continue to manage the hotel under a long term management contract.<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                IHG opened the hotel in November 2004 as the first newly built luxury hotel to enter the Buckhead market for over a decade.&nbsp; The hotel generated revenues of US$30.6m, EBITDA of $9.4m and EBIT of $6.7m in 2009 and had a net book value of US$82.7m at 31 March 2010.&nbsp; Pebblebrook will invest approximately $7m in capital improvements.<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                The sale is a continuation of IHG's strategy of growing its management and franchise businesses and reducing capital intensity.&nbsp; Since 2003 IHG has disposed of 185 hotels globally with a combined net book value of $5.3bn and with proceeds in excess of net book value.<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                Richard Solomons, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Commercial Development, said: &nbsp;"The sale of the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta is a great example of our asset strategy in action. We built the hotel using our own capital in&nbsp;2004 to create a showcase for the brand&nbsp;in order&nbsp;to drive growth across the Americas. Since then we have signed 21 InterContinental hotels in the region. We are now able to recycle the capital we have invested in the building
                whilst maintaining a long term&nbsp;management contract with a great partner, reinforcing the strength of the brand."<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                "We are extremely pleased to acquire one of Buckhead's leading hotels in one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas," said Jon Bortz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust.&nbsp; "IHG has a superb track record in lodging and boasts a premier brand with InterContinental. We are very excited to be developing a long-term strategic relationship with IHG and look forward to working with them on this high quality hotel, as well as
                future opportunities."</font></p>

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                <p></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'">For further information, please contact:</font></b></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Investor Relations (Heather Wood; Catherine Dolton):</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&nbsp;+44 (0) 1895 512 176</font></p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="390">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Media Affairs (Leslie McGibbon, Emma Corcoran):</font></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">+44 (0) 1895 512 426</font></p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="390">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">+44 (0) 7808 094 471</font></p>
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                </table>

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                <p></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Notes to Editors</font></u></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'">Asset disposal programme detail</font></b></p>

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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="173">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="166">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Number of owned hotels</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="115">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Proceeds</font></b></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Net book value</font></b></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="173">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Disposed since April 2003</font></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="166">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">185</font></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="115">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">$5.6bn</font></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="130">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">$5.3bn</font></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="173">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Remaining hotels</font></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="166">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">15</font></p>
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                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="115">&nbsp;</td>

                        <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="top" width="130">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">$1.5bn</font></p>
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                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
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                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.&nbsp; IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 4,400 hotels and more than 650,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world.&nbsp; The Group owns a portfolio
                of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental</font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&reg;</font></sup> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Hotels &amp; Resorts, Hotel Indigo</font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">, Crowne Plaza</font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&reg;</font></sup>
                <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Hotels &amp; Resorts, Holiday Inn</font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&reg;</font></sup> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express</font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">, Staybridge
                Suites</font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&reg;</font></sup> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">and Candlewood Suites</font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club </font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&reg;
                </font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Rewards with 48 million members worldwide.<br>
                &nbsp;</font></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">IHG has over 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 160,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.</font></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'"><br>
                InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.<br>
                &nbsp;<br>
                IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com<br>
                and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media.</font></p>

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