RNS Number : 9034F

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

12 March 2020

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") Shareholding

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (the "Company") has been notified that on 11 March 2020 the following deferred shares were granted, under the Company's 2019 Annual Performance Plan, to the following PDMRS:

Name of PDMR	Number of shares granted
Keith Barr	12,022
Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson	8,839
Elie Maalouf	9,017
Claire Bennett	5,885
Jolyon Bulley	5,797
Yasmin Diamond	4,047
Nicolette Henfrey	2,658
Kenneth Macpherson	5,822
George Turner	5,947

The transaction notification for each PDMR can be found below. This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Keith Barr
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 12,022 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if Keith Barr ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 8,839 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Elie Maalouf
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer, Americas
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 9,017 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if Elie Maalouf ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Claire Bennett
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Global Chief Marketing Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 5,885 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if Claire Bennett ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jolyon Bulley
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer, Greater China
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 5,797 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if Jolyon Bulley ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Yasmin Diamond
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 4,047 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if Yasmin Diamond ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Nicolette Henfrey
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 2,658 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if Nicolette Henfrey ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Kenneth Macpherson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 5,822 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if Kenneth Macpherson ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	George Turner
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Commercial & Technology Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares GB00BHJYC057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of deferred share awards under InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Rights over a total of 5,947 free shares; the number of shares calculated by reference to a price of GBP 40.89, being the MMQ of the Company's share price for the 7 business days preceding the date of grant. The award is conditional and may be forfeited if George Turner ceases employment with the Group before 10 March 2023.
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	As noted in 4c above As noted in 4c above
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-03-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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