Supplementary LPs
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
26 May 2005
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
26 MAY 2005
Publication of Supplementary Listing Particulars
The Board of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG" or "the Company") today
announces that, following announcement of IHG's first quarter results, New
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("New IHG"), the proposed new parent company
of IHG, is publishing supplementary listing particulars ("Supplementary Listing
Particulars") today, in connection with the proposed return of approximately £1
billion to IHG shareholders by way of a capital reorganisation (the "Proposal")
pursuant to a scheme of arrangement (the "Scheme"). The Supplementary Listing
Particulars will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at: Financial Services
Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS. In addition,
the Supplementary Listing Particulars will shortly be available from the company
website (www.ihgplc.com) or can be obtained from the Company's registered office
(67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 3HD). Citigroup is acting as financial
adviser to IHG and as sponsor to New IHG on the transaction.
New IHG will be renamed as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC upon admission to
the Official List of the UK Listing Authority.
Citigroup Global Markets Limited is acting for IHG and New IHG and no-one else
in connection with the Proposal and will not be responsible to anyone other than
IHG or New IHG for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for
providing advice in relation to the Proposal or the contents of this
announcement.
This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase
securities.
Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they are
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act") or exempt from such registration. The new ordinary shares have not been,
nor will be, and are not required to be registered with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10)
thereof. US shareholders who are affiliates of IHG or New IHG before
implementation of the Scheme or are affiliates of New IHG after implementation
of the Scheme will be subject to timing, manner of sale and volume restrictions
on the sale of new ordinary shares received in connection with the Scheme under
Rule 145(d) of the Securities Act.
For further information, please contact
InterContinental Hotels Group
Media Enquiries
Leslie McGibbon +44(0) 1753 410 425
+44 (0) 7808 094 471
Investor Relations
Gavin Flynn, Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson +44 (0) 1753 410 176
+44 (0) 7808 098 972
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 Indigo(TM), 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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