Completion of Disposal

RNS Number : 7415D

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

01 April 2014

 



IHG ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF THE DISPOSAL

OF AN 80% INTEREST IN INTERCONTINENTAL NEW YORK BARCLAY

1 April 2014 - InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] announces the completion of the acquisition by Constellation Barclay Holding US, LLC, of an 80% interest in a joint venture with IHG to own and refurbish InterContinental New York Barclay. IHG will continue to manage the hotel under a long-term management contract.

The terms of the transaction were announced on 19 December 2013. Since then, the joint venture has raised external debt, following which IHG has received total gross disposal proceeds in cash of $274m.

For further information please contact:

Investor Relations (Catherine Dolton; Isabel Green): [phone]

Media Relations (Yasmin Diamond; Zoe Bird): [phone]

Notes to Editors:

About IHG

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of nine hotel brands, including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, EVEN™ Hotels and HUALUXE™ Hotels & Resorts.

IHG manages IHG® Rewards Club, the world's first and largest hotel loyalty programme with over 77 million members worldwide. The programme was relaunched in July 2013, offering enhanced benefits for members including free internet across all hotels, globally.

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns 4,700 hotels and 687,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories. With more than 1,100 hotels in its development pipeline, IHG expects to recruit around 90,000 people into additional roles across its estate over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit: www.ihg.com/media, www.twitter.com/ihg, www.facebook.com/ihg or www.youtube.com/ihgplc

About Constellation Barclay Holding US, LLC.

Constellation Barclay Holding US, LLC is an affiliate of Constellation Hotels Holding Limited. Constellation Hotels Holding Limited is a Luxembourg-based holding company, whose main focus is the long-term investment and development of real estate and hotels across the globe. It currently holds a portfolio of five-star hotels and office buildings in the main European capitals. InterContinental New York Barclay is its first hotel acquisition in the US market.

 

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