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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-17-004343
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170505
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170505

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:		17816918

	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="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER &nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 &nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>May 5, 2017 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Broadwater Park &nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Denham, Buckinghamshire UB9 5HR &nbsp;</B></P>

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</B></P>

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file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form
40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Yes&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If &ldquo;Yes&rdquo; is marked, indicate below the file number
assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;The information contained in this report is incorporated
by reference into Registration Statement Nos.&nbsp;333-197846, 333-181334 and&nbsp;333-126139.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>

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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Description</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Result of AGM </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The information contained in this report is incorporated by
reference into Registration Statement Nos.&nbsp;333-197846, 333-181334 and&nbsp;333-126139.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">Exhibit 99.1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">5 May 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (&quot;IHG&quot;
or the &quot;Company&quot;)</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Results of 2017 Annual General Meeting:
Special Dividend and Share Consolidation</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Annual General Meeting of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
was held on 5 May 2017. All resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM sent to Shareholders on 4 April 2017 were duly passed, including
the resolution in connection with IHG&rsquo;s proposed Share Consolidation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Special Dividend</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Share Consolidation was proposed in the context of a Special
Dividend of US$2.025 per Existing Ordinary Share or per ADS (as applicable) immediately prior to the Share Consolidation. Following
today&rsquo;s approval of all of the resolutions by Shareholders, the Board has approved the payment of the Special Dividend of
US$2.025 per Existing Ordinary Share or per ADS (as applicable) to Shareholders on the Register as at 6.00pm today, 5 May 2017,
in Pounds Sterling and to ADR holders on the ADR register as at 4.00pm (New York time) today, 5 May 2017 (being the close of business
on the day before the ADR effective date), in US dollars. The Pounds Sterling amount to be paid in respect of the Special Dividend
will be announced on 11 May 2017, based on the average of the market exchange rates on the three dealing days commencing 8 May
2017, using the WM/Reuters closing midpoint spot rate as at 4:00pm (London time). The Special Dividend is expected to be paid to
Shareholders and to holders of ADRs on 22 May 2017.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>Listing and Trading
Application</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Application has been made for 197,597,610 New Ordinary Shares
of 19 <SUP>17</SUP>/21 pence (including 7,607,430 treasury shares) to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List to
the UK Listing Authority and to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities to the
London Stock Exchange. It is expected that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence on 8 May 2017.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>Results of Annual General
Meeting</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">Voting was conducted by
way of a poll on all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions
put before the Annual General Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 26%; border-bottom: #00355F 1.5pt solid; font: bold 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: left; color: #00355F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">RESOLUTION</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border-bottom: #00355F 1.5pt solid; font: bold 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: left; color: #00355F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">VOTES
    FOR</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #00355F 1.5pt solid; font: bold 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: left; color: #00355F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border-bottom: #00355F 1.5pt solid; font: bold 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: left; color: #00355F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">VOTES
    AGAINST</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #00355F 1.5pt solid; font: bold 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: left; color: #00355F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #00355F 1.5pt solid; font: bold 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: left; color: #00355F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">TOTAL
    VOTES</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #00355F 1.5pt solid; font: bold 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: left; color: #00355F"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">VOTES
    WITHHELD</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Report
    and Accounts 2016</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,739,484</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.91</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">108,005</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.09</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,847,489</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">71,002</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Directors&rsquo;
    Remuneration Policy</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">120,328,350</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">95.76</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5,332,320</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,660,670</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">261,819</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Directors&rsquo;
    Remuneration Report 2016</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">119,155,451</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">96.42</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">4,426,549</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.58</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">123,582,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">2,340,489</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Declaration
    of final dividend</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,626,434</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.80</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">246,246</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.20</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,872,680</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">45,811</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Election
    of Malina Ngai as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,753,203</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.92</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">97,214</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.08</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,850,417</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">68,074</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Anne Busquet as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,380,628</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.62</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">476,068</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.38</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,856,696</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">61,259</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Patrick Cescau as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,240,866</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.52</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">608,276</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.48</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,849,142</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">68,813</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(d)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Ian Dyson as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">123,454,984</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">98.09</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">2,399,465</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.91</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,854,449</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">63,506</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(e)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson as</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">120,296,119</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">95.59</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5,556,080</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.41</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,852,199</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">65,756</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">a
    Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(f)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Jo Harlow as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,679,911</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.86</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">172,226</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,852,137</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">65,818</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(g)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Luke Mayhew as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,222,156</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.50</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">631,840</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.50</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,853,996</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">63,959</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(h)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Jill McDonald as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,537,838</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.75</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">320,234</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,858,072</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">59,883</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Dale Morrison as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,753,663</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.92</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">95,998</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.08</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,849,661</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">68,294</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #4D4D4D 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5(j)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re-election
    of Richard Solomons as a Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,812,125</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.97</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">40,870</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.03</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,852,995</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">64,960</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Reappointment
    of Auditor</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">122,260,197</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">98.02</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">2,467,374</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.98</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">124,727,571</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,190,920</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Remuneration
    of Auditor</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">123,854,719</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.31</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">863,325</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.69</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">124,718,044</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,200,447</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Political
    donations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">122,408,357</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">97.92</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">2,606,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.08</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,014,357</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">904,134</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">9</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Share
    consolidation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,098,480</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.90</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">128,321</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.10</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,226,801</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">691,370</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">10</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Allotment
    of shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">115,120,591</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">92.08</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">9,896,803</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.92</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,017,394</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">900,777</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">11</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Disapplication
    of pre-emption rights</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,705,482</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.91</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">116,129</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">0.09</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,821,611</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">96,560</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">12</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Further
    disapplication of pre-emption rights</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">118,983,549</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">94.57</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">6,835,241</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.43</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,818,790</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">99,381</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">13</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authority
    to purchase own shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">124,557,502</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">98.98</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,286,304</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.02</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,843,806</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">74,365</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Notice
    of General Meetings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">116,531,653</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">93.04</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">8,712,655</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.96</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">125,244,308</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">676,094</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">NOTES:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                         'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Votes
                                         'Withheld' are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against'
                                         a resolution.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                         total number of Existing Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, on 4 May
                                         2017 was 198,434,188. The Company holds just over 7.9 million treasury shares.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Copies
                                         of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will
                                         be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will
                                         be available in due course for inspection at <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do</U></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Circular to Shareholders
dated 4 April 2017.</FONT></P>

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further information</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Media
    Relations (Yasmin Diamond, Jovana Lakcevic):</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">+44
    (0)1895 512864</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">+44
    (0)7736 746627</FONT></TD></TR>
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for editors</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">IHG&reg;
(InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including
InterContinental&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts, Kimpton&reg; Hotels &amp; Restaurants, Hotel Indigo&reg;, EVEN&reg; Hotels, HUALUXE&reg;
Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts, Holiday Inn&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts, Holiday Inn Express&reg;, Staybridge
Suites&reg; and Candlewood Suites&reg;.</FONT></P>

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franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 5,200 hotels and 770,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with nearly 1,500 hotels
in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG&reg; Rewards Club, the world&rsquo;s first and largest hotel loyalty programme,
with more than 100 million enrolled members worldwide.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">InterContinental
Hotels Group PLC is the Group&rsquo;s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.
More than 350,000 people work across IHG&rsquo;s hotels and corporate offices globally.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Visit
www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news,
visit: www.ihgplc.com/media and follow us on social media at: www.twitter.com/ihg, www.facebook.com/ihg and www.youtube.com/ihgplc.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>SIGNATURES
</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">May 5, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Nicolette Henfrey</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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