Results of Court Mtg & EGM

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
01 June 2005

1 June 2005



INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF COURT MEETING AND EGM FOR
           THE RETURN OF APPROXIMATELY £1 BILLION TO IHG SHAREHOLDERS



InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") announces that at the Court Meeting
and the EGM held today, shareholders of IHG approved the resolutions connected
with its proposed capital reorganisation by means of a scheme of arrangement,
and its proposed return of approximately £1 billion to IHG shareholders.



The expected timetable for the return of funds remains as previously announced,
with the listing of New InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("New IHG") expected
to take place on 27 June 2005 subject to court approval.



Details of the votes cast on the resolution proposed at the Court Meeting are
set out below. The special resolution at the EGM was passed on a show of hands
and details of the proxy votes cast in relation to the EGM resolution are also
set out below.



Court Meeting:

The resolution to approve the Scheme of Arrangement
For:                                             408,062,841
Against:                                           1,170,269



EGM:

Special Resolution to approve the capital reorganisation and return of capital
For:                                             382,731,529
Against:                                           2,633,616
Withheld:                                            502,091



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InterContinental Hotels Group



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Note to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.  InterContinental
Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries,
more than 3,500 hotels and 535,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and
territories around the world. The Group 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 IndigoTM, and
also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R)
Rewards, with more than 24 million members worldwide. In addition to this,
InterContinental Hotels Group has a 47.5% interest in Britvic, one of the two
leading manufacturers of soft drinks, by value and volume, in Great Britain.



InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all
its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club
Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com.



For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press
Office at www.ihgplc.com/media.




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