For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
22 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
Above 5%
- Aggregate of voting rights from shares
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary
(GB00BN33FD40)
11,635,438
11,890,489
5.0166%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversion Period
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
N/A.
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Number of
Shares
Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
• Capital Research and Management Company
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Nicolette Henfrey
Deputy Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Legal
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
15. Contact telephone number:
01895 512000