TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 notification (yes/no) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
YES |
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify):______________ |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
Credit Suisse International |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
Credit Suisse International Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
11.09.08 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
16.09.08 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
To ABOVE 3% |
8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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ORD GB00B1WQCS47 |
N/A |
N/A |
8,781,995 |
8,781,995 |
N/A |
3.08% |
N/A |
ADR US45857P3010 |
N/A |
N/A |
8,038 |
8,038 |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
Option |
19.09.2008 |
N/A |
200,000 |
0.07% |
Total (A+B) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
8,990,033 |
3.15% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited is a part of the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse ("CSIBD") which is part of the Credit Suisse Group ("CSG"). CSIBD is a segregated business unit within CSG with an independent management structure and exercises its voting rights independently from other divisions of CSG |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of proxy holder: |
N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
13. Additional information: |
NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 285,552,193 |
14 Contact name: |
CATHERINE SPRINGETT DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC |
15. Contact telephone name: |
01895 512242 |