Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3024V

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

27 May 2008

 



27 May 2008

TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please state Yes/No): 

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: Yes

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

21 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 May 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

To below 6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47 Ordinary Shares of 13 29/47 pence each	18,675,689	18,675,689

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ISIN: GB00B1WQCS47 Ordinary Shares of 13 29/47 pence each	6,389,987	6,389,987		2.18%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
Physically Settled Call Options	18/07/2008		8,928,000	3.05%
Physically Settled Call Options	19/09/2008		1,848,000	0.63%

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
17,165,987	5.86%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited	17,069,658	5.83%
Morgan Stanley & Co Incorporated	1,429	0.00%
Morgan Stanley Capital (Luxembourg) SA	81,900	0.03%
Morgan Stanley Bank AG	13,000	0.00%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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 293,037,694

14. Contact name:

Catherine Springett, Deputy Company Secretary 

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

01753 410242

 

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