DIRECTORS' SHARE INTERESTS

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
17 March 2005


17 March 2005

                       InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

                         Directors' Interests in Shares


The following Directors of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG" or the 
"Company") have been awarded conditional rights to acquire the numbers of
ordinary IHG shares shown below under the Company's Short Term Deferred
Incentive Plan ("the Plan").  The Awards were made on 16th March 2005.


                                         Number of IHG shares awarded
Director                                 (including matching shares)

Mr R M Hartman                           88,341
Mr S D Porter                            80,934
Mr R L Solomons                          87,061


Under the terms of the Plan, participants are normally paid their annual
performance bonus in IHG shares, deferred over a three year period.  The shares
will normally be released in equal amounts on the first, second and third
anniversary of the award date, and are conditional on the directors' continued
employment with the Group until each release date.


The above figures include matching shares awarded by the Company of 0.5 times
the deferred amount, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.



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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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