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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-20-013417
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20201211
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201211

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:		201382200

	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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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#x2028;</font></font></div>
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2020</font></font></div>
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Financing and reporting update</font></div>
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InterContinental Hotels Group ("IHG") [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)]
provides a financing update including a further waiver and
relaxation of existing banking covenants, alongside an update on
changes to System Fund income recognition.</font></div>
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Financing update</font></div>
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As IHG announced in April, we amended our existing $1.35bn
syndicated and bilateral revolving credit facilities (RCF) to
include a waiver of existing covenants at 30 June 2020, 31 December
2020 and 30 June 2021</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">1</font><font style="color: #000000">.
The interest cover and leverage ratio covenants were replaced by a
$400m minimum liquidity covenant</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">2</font><font style="color: #000000">.
The maturity of the RCF was extended by 18 months to September
2023.</font></font></div>
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IHG has now reached agreement for further amendments to the RCF.
This includes an additional waiver of the covenants at 31 December
2021, together with a relaxation to the covenants at 30 June 2022
and 31&#xA0;December 2022. The leverage ratio covenant has been
amended to require Net Debt to EBITDA of less than 7.5:1 at 30 June
2022 and less than 6.5:1 at 31 December 2022. The interest cover
covenant has been amended to require a ratio of above 1.5:1 at 30
June 2022 and above 2.0:1 at 31 December 2022. The covenant
relaxations have been based on a theoretical severe downside
scenario. The minimum liquidity covenant of $400m will continue
whilst the amendments are in place and will be tested at 31
December 2021, 30 June 2022 and 31 December 2022.</font></div>
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Changes to System Fund income recognition</font></div>
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Ahead of reporting its results for the 2020 financial year, IHG is
today providing an outline of changes in income recognised in the
System Fund and in its results from reportable
segments</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">3</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;as
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">&#x25CF;&#xA0; &#xA0;&#xA0;</font> <font style="color: #000000">Recognising revenue arising from the licensing of
intellectual property under co-brand credit card agreements in
IHG's reportable segments within Central Revenue rather than in the
System Fund. As only the proportion of revenue associated with
IHG's intellectual property will move, the vast majority of revenue
associated with the cobrand portfolio will continue to be
recognised in the System Fund.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">&#x25CF;&#xA0; &#xA0;&#xA0;</font> <font style="color: #000000">Recognising the revenue, costs and profit of
running the Ambassador programme (the InterContinental Hotel &amp;
Resorts paid-for loyalty programme) in the System Fund, rather than
IHG's reportable segments.</font></font></div>
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These changes are effective from 1 January 2020 with amounts
recognised in prior years unchanged. The net effect of the changes,
if these had been effective in 2019, would have been an increase in
IHG's revenue and operating profit from reportable segments of $18m
and $22m respectively, with a corresponding reduction in System
Fund revenue and increase in the System Fund in-year deficit. A
broadly similar impact is anticipated for the 2020 financial
year.</font></div>
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Hotels Group)</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;[LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)]
is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands,
including&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF; font-size: 13px">Six
Senses Hotels Resorts Spas</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">,&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF; font-size: 13px">Regent
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IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 6,000 hotels and
890,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with approximately
1,900 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;is the Group's holding
company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in
England and Wales. Approximately 400,000 people work across IHG's
hotels and corporate offices globally.</font></font></div>
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and involve risk and uncertainty. There are a number of factors
that could cause actual results and developments to differ
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