InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
01 June 2007
1 June 2007
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG" or the "Company") announces that at the
EGM held today, Shareholders approved the Resolutions connected with IHG's
proposed Share Consolidation and the renewal of the authority to enable the
Company to continue to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares following
the Share Consolidation.
The Share Consolidation was proposed in the context of a special interim
dividend of 200 pence per share, payable on the Company's Existing Ordinary
Shares immediately prior to the Share Consolidation. IHG has elected to pay the
Special Dividend to all ADR holders in US Dollars. The rate to be paid by the
Company will be US$4.00 per existing ADS. The expected timetable remains as
previously announced. The Special Dividend is expected to be paid on 15 June
2007 to Shareholders on the Register on 1 June 2007.
Application has been made for 299,132,440 IHG Ordinary Shares of 1329/47 pence
to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to be
admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange. Application has also been
made for a further 3,334,286 IHG Ordinary Shares of 1329/47 pence to be block
listed. The block listings consist of 2,034,634 shares under the IHG Executive
Share Option Plan and 1,299,652 shares under the IHG Sharesave Plan. It is
expected that dealings in the new shares will commence on 4 June 2007.
Voting was conducted by way of a poll on both the Resolutions proposed at the
EGM. Details of the votes cast are set out below:
Ordinary Resolution to approve the Share Consolidation
For 168,083,468
Against 352,223
Special Resolution to grant a new authority to make market purchases of New
Ordinary Shares
For 168,061,397
Against 245,426
All definitions used in the Circular to Shareholders dated 4 May 2007 have the
same meaning when used in this announcement.
InterContinental Hotels Group
Investor Relations Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson +44 (0) 1753 410 176
Heather Ward
Media Enquiries Leslie McGibbon +44 (0) 1753 410 425
JPMorgan Cazenove David Clasen +44 (0) 20 7588 2828
JPMorgan Cazenove, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in
connection with the Special Dividend and Share Consolidation and will not be
responsible to any other persons for providing the protections afforded to the
clients of JPMorgan Cazenove, nor for providing advice to any other person in
relation to the Special Dividend and Share Consolidation.
Note to Editors
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns,
manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,700 hotels
and more than 558,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around
the world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands
including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels &
Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge
Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel Indigo(R), and also manages the
world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R) Rewards with over 33
million members worldwide.
The Company pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response to
environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment
Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership
launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG is
still a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart
of IHG's global corporate responsibility focus.
IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at
www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at
www.priorityclub.com.
For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media
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