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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-20-004437
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200427
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200427
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200427

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:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10409
		FILM NUMBER:		20817213

	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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27 April 2020</font></div>
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font></div>
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Financing and current trading update</font></div>
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InterContinental Hotels Group ("IHG") [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)]
provides a financing update including a waiver of existing banking
covenants and provision of additional facilities through the UK
Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF), alongside an update to
current trading.</font></div>
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IHG has secured new financing arrangements to further strengthen
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This includes amending its syndicated revolving credit facility to
include a waiver of existing covenants until 31 December
2021.&#xA0; The amendment introduces a minimum liquidity covenant
of $400m, tested at half year and full year, up to and including 30
June 2021 (see note 1 below for further details).</font></div>
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Bank of England has also now confirmed IHG as an eligible issuer
for the UK Government's CCFF, and IHG has issued &#xA3;600m
(~$740m) in commercial paper under this facility.</font></div>
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facilities are currently $660m undrawn, taking total available
liquidity to ~$2bn.</font></div>
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Current trading</font></div>
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When we announce our First Quarter 2020 trading update on 7 May, we
expect to report that Q1 Global RevPAR decreased approximately 25%,
including a 55% decline in March, in line with the Business Update
we provided on 20 March. &#xA0;Trading in Greater China continues
to steadily improve, with only 12 out of 470 hotels now
closed.&#xA0; In the US, ~10% of our hotels are currently closed,
demonstrating the resilience of our mainstream, franchised
business, and, in EMEAA, ~50% of hotels are currently closed.
&#xA0;Occupancy levels in comparable open hotels are currently in
the low to mid 20% range across the business.</font></div>
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We will provide a fuller update on 7 May with our First Quarter
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