RNS Announcement
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
ā
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 ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
IHG LN EQUITY
9,840,713
4.98%
10,222,246
5.18%
GB00BYXK6398
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/ConversionPeriod
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exerciseprice
Exercise/Conversionperiod
Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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
Holding(s) in Company
11:40:02
18 Jul 2016
Holding(s) in company
4500E
