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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-17-012642
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171221
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171221

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:		171267979

	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: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION &nbsp;</B></P>

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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>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>December 21, 2017 </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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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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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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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>

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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 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">Impact of US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Bill</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">21 December,
2017</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>InterContinental
Hotels Group PLC &nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Impact
of US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Bill<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #222222"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This announcement
contains inside information.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">InterContinental
Hotels Group (&quot;IHG&quot;) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] notes the passage of the US Tax Cuts and Job Acts Bill<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #222222"><B><SUP>1
</SUP></B></FONT>(&ldquo;the bill&rdquo;) yesterday.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Initial
estimates are that, as a whole, the enacted bill will reduce IHG&rsquo;s group effective tax rate by mid to high single digit
percentage points from 1 January 2018. In 2017, IHG&rsquo;s group effective tax rate is still expected to be in the low 30s.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">It is also
expected that the measures outlined in the bill will result in a significant, exceptional tax credit in the financial year the
bill is signed into law, which would be realised in cash terms over a long period from 2018.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Any updates
will be provided at IHG&rsquo;s 2017 Preliminary Results on 20 February 2018.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #222222"><B><SUP>1
</SUP></B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">H.R. 1, &ldquo;An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018&rdquo;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>For further
information</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: left">Investor relations (Catherine Dolton): </TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%; text-align: justify">+44 (0)7808 095597</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Media relations (Yasmin Diamond;&nbsp;Zoe Bird): </TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">+44 (0)7736 746167</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Notes
to Editors:</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>IHG&reg;
(InterContinental Hotels Group)</U> [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands,
including <U>InterContinental&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts</U>, <U>Kimpton&reg; Hotels &amp; Restaurants</U>, <U>Hotel Indigo&reg;</U>,
<U>EVEN&reg; Hotels</U>, <U>HUALUXE&reg; Hotels and Resorts</U>, <U>Crowne Plaza&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts</U>, <U>Holiday Inn&reg;</U>,
<U>Holiday Inn Express&reg;</U>, <U>Holiday Inn Club Vacations&reg;</U>, <U>Holiday Inn Resort&reg;</U>, <U>avid&trade; hotels</U>,
<U>Staybridge Suites&reg;</U> and <U>Candlewood Suites&reg;</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IHG franchises,
leases, manages or owns nearly 5,300 hotels and more than 785,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with more than 1,500 hotels
in its development pipeline. IHG also manages <U>IHG&reg; Rewards Club</U>, our global loyalty programme, which has more than
100 million enrolled members.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>InterContinental
Hotels Group PLC</U> 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: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Visit <U>www.ihg.com
</U>for hotel information and reservations and <U>www.ihgrewardsclub.com</U> for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news,
visit: <U>www.ihgplc.com/media</U> and follow us on social media at: <U>www.twitter.com/ihg</U>, <U>www.facebook.com/ihg</U> and
<U>www.youtube.com/ihgplc</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">December 21, 2017</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Keith Barr</FONT></TD></TR>
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