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Intercontinental Hotels Group 6-K 2005 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington DC 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF For 15 April 2005 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3HD, England Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F Form 40-F 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. Yes No If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1
1 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 700,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 624.6929p per share.
Exhibit 99.2
4 April 2005 INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLACES FURTHER HOTELS ON THE MARKET InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") announces that it has today placed a further ten hotels on the market, located in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. The 10 hotels comprise the InterContinental Wellington in New Zealand, three Crowne Plazas and five Holiday Inns in Australia and a Holiday Inn in Fiji. This announcement is a continuation of IHG's strategy of growing its management and franchise businesses and reducing asset ownership. This has so far resulted in the disposal of 121 hotels with a net book value of £1.77bn, realising £1.75bn of proceeds, with 106 of the hotels disposed being sold with a management or franchise contract. In addition to the hotels sold to date, IHG continues actively to progress the sale of a further 16 hotels previously announced as being for sale, with a net book value of £360m (excluding the hotels announced for sale today). IHG further announces that the investment by Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc in 85% interests in the InterContinental Chicago and the InterContinental Miami in the United States, announced on 28th February 2005, has now completed. IHG has received approximately $287m in cash (before transaction costs) based upon a total value for both hotels of US$303.5m, $12m in excess of net book value. Further details of hotels announced for sale today:
For further information, please contact: Notes to Editors InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.ihgplc.com/media. Exhibit 99.3
4 April 2005 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC On 4 April 2005, options were granted over InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ordinary shares under the Company's Executive Share Option Plan ("the Plan") to eligible employees, including the following executive directors of the Company. Director
Number of shares
Option R M Hartman 118,810 619.83p S D Porter 96,370 619.83p R L Solomons 100,550 619.83p The rules of the Plan require the achievement of a performance condition before any options can be exercised. The options will be exercisable between April 2008 and April 2015. The numbers of shares referred to represent the maximum numbers that could be acquired if the performance condition is met in full. In addition to the grant of options under the Executive Share Option Plan, Mr A P Cosslett was, on 1 April 2005, awarded conditional rights over InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ordinary shares under the Company's Short Term Deferred Incentive Plan ("STDIP") and the Performance Restricted Share Plan (" PRSP"). These awards form part of Mr Cosslett's recruitment terms. Under the terms of the STDIP, Mr Cosslett has been awarded conditional rights over 79,832 shares. 50% of this award will vest on the first anniversary of the award date and the remaining 50% will vest on the second anniversary of the award date. Under the terms of the PRSP, the maximum number of shares that can be transferred if performance conditions are met in full are as follows: Maximum Share Award End of Performance Period
Name of contact for this RNS Announcement:
4 April 2005 Exhibit 99.4
5 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 500,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 624.21p per share. Exhibit 99.5
6 April 2005 INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), today announces the launch of the Staybridge Suites brand in the UK with the signing of two
management and franchise agreements with Stay Investments Ltd and The Splendid Hotel Group. Extended stay - facts & figures
Notes to Editors Staybridge History
High resolution images to accompany this story are available for the media to download free of charge at www.vismedia-online.com For further information please contact: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG,
NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's most global hotel company and the largest by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group
owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 534,000 guest rooms in nearly
100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands
including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts,
Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel Indigo, and also manages the world's
largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards, with more than 24 million members worldwide. In addition to this,
InterContinental Hotels Group has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. END Exhibit 99.6
6 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 1,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 625.0075p per share. END Exhibit 99.7
7 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 750,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 624.69p per share. END
Exhibit 99.8
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
AXA SA
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder names in 2 above or in respect of a non
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding
of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
Beneficial and Non-beneficial interests
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Various
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N/A
6) Percentage of issued class
N/A
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
Not advised
8) Percentage of issued class
N/A
9) Class of security
Ordinary shares of 112 pence each
10) Date of transaction
04 April 2005
11) Date company informed
07 April 2005
12) Total holding following this notification
67,195,908
(48,985,541 Non-Beneficial)
(18,210,367 Beneficial)
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.96% Non-Beneficial
2.96% Beneficial
14) Any additional information
N/A
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Catherine Springett 01753 410 242
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Catherine Springett
17) Date of notification
8 April 2005
END
Exhibit 99.9
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1. Name of company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
2. Name of director(s)
Technical interest of all Executive Directors in common with all potential beneficiaries in an Employee
Share Ownership Trust
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect
of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under
the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
Shares held by the InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Employee Share Ownership Trust (Jersey)
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
Greenwood Nominees Limited, Account no 522000
5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the
connected person(s)
No
6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if
discretionary/non discretionary
Release of shares to participants (not directors) under the Executive and Save As You Earn Share Option
Plans
7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class
N/A
9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
169,839
10. Percentage of issued class
N/A
11. Class of security
Ordinary shares of £1.12 each
12. Price per share
N/A
13. Date of transactions
March - 8 April 2005
14. Date company informed
8 April 2005
15. Total holding in the Trust following this notification
2,713,399 Ordinary shares
16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
N/A
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
17. Date of grant
N/A
18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise
N/A
22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification
N/A
23. Any additional information
N/A
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Liz Searle 01753 410246
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Liz Searle
Date of Notification
8 April 2005
The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any
liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of
business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any
material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material.
END
Exhibit 99.10
8 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc:- Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 250,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 630.94p per share. END Exhibit 99.11
11 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 500,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 632.37p per share. ENDExhibit 99.12
12 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 500,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 627.1375p per share. END Exhibit 99.13
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1. Name of company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
2. Name of director
Andrew Cosslett
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age
of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
Director and spouse
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
Andrew Cosslett - 5,000 Ordinary Shares
Louise Cosslett - 5,000 Ordinary Shares
5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected
person(s)
As above
6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if
discretionary/non discretionary
Purchase
7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
10,000 Ordinary Shares
8. Percentage of issued class
Negligible
9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
10. Percentage of issued class
N/A
11. Class of security
112 pence Ordinary Shares
12. Price per share
£6.27
13. Date of transaction
12 April 2005
14. Date company informed
13 April 2005
15. Total holding following this notification
10,000
16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Negligible
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
17. Date of grant
N/A
18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise
N/A
22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification
N/A
23. Any additional information
N/A
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Catherine Springett 01753 410 242
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Catherine Springett
Date of Notification
13 April 2005
The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any
liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business
or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material
contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material.
END
Exhibit 99.14
13 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 500,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 629.255p per share.END Exhibit 99.15
14 April 2005 Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 650,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 629.95p per share. END
SIGNATURES 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.
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