Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4500E

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

18 July 2016

 

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		√
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Fundsmith LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	State Street Bank and Trust Co.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	28 June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15 July 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IHG LN EQUITY	9,840,713	4.98%	10,222,246			5.18%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
10,222,246	5.18%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

This notification is being submitted by Fundsmith LLP in its capacity as operator and investment manager of underlying investment portfolios. This filing is therefore in relation to the aggregated holding of shares in InterContinental Hotels Group Plc by investment portfolios managed by Fundsmith LLP, for which Fundsmith LLP is able to exercise voting rights.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Nicolette Henfrey Deputy Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Legal InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
15. Contact telephone number:	01895 512 000

 

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