Director Shareholding

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
14 March 2005


14 March 2005

                       InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

                         Directors' Interests in Shares


In respect of the conditional rights over InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("
Company") ordinary shares awarded to a number of directors on 18 June 2003 under
the Company's Performance Restricted Share Plan ("PRSP"), the following numbers
of shares were transferred from the Company's Employee Share Ownership Trust ("
ESOT") on 11 March 2005:


Director                                Number of shares transferred

Mr R M Hartman                          50,368
Mr R L Solomons                         38,978

The awards are based on performance to 31 December 2004 and relate to the
Company's total shareholder return against a group of 11 other comparator
companies.  The Company finished in fourth place and, accordingly, 60% of the
maximum potential award vested on 11 March 2005, in accordance with the rules of
the Plan.   The share numbers shown above are net of income tax liabilities.  Mr
S D Porter's entitlement to 46,127 shares under the PRSP was settled in cash.

Following the release of the above shares, the Employee Share Ownership Trust
will hold 2,261,793 IHG shares. The following directors, who are among the
potential beneficiaries of the ESOT- Mr A P Cosslett, Mr R M Hartman, 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 Secretariat
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC



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