Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9525E

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

02 October 2008

 



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)
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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	MORGAN STANLEY  (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	30.09.08
6. Date on which issuer notified:	01.10.08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	TO ABOVE 8%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1WQCS47	17,332,594	17,332,594	8,266,786	8,266,786	N/A	2.90%	N/A

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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
PHYSICALLY SETTLED CALL OPTIONS	19 DECEMBER 2008		8,750,000	3.05%
PHYSICALLY SETTLED CALL OPTIONS	20 MARCH 2009		6,900,000	2.42%

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
23,916,786	8.37%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited	20,594,483	7.22%
Morgan Stanley & Co Incorporated	6,896	0.00%
Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc	3,250,000	1.14%
MS Capital (Luxembourg) SA	47,448	0.01%
Bank MS AG	14,000	0.00%

Proxy Voting:
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

 

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