Director Shareholding

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
03 June 2004

3 June 2004



                       InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
                         Directors' Interests in Shares

On 2 June 2004, under the terms of the Six Continents Special Deferred Incentive
Plan ("the Plan"), 11,367 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") ordinary
shares have been transferred for nil consideration from the Company's Employee
Share Ownership Trust ("ESOT") to Mr R C North, a director of the Company.

The transfer of these shares to Mr R C North was conditional on his continued
employment with the Group until 31 May 2004.  The numbers of shares transferred
reflect his entitlement under the Plan prior to the separation of Six Continents
PLC in April 2003.

Following the transfer of the above shares, the ESOT will hold 2,096,801 IHG
shares. The following directors, who are among the potential beneficiaries of
the ESOT - Mr R M Hartman, Mr R C North, Mr S D Porter and Mr R L Solomons - are
technically deemed to be interested in those shares.

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Name of Contact for this RNS Announcement:

Catherine Engmann                                 Tel: [phone]
Company Secretarial Officer
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC


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