Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8951K

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

19 December 2018

 

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

Further to the announcement on 18 December 2018, IHG announces that it has purchased through Goldman Sachs International, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 4 May 2018, the following number of its ordinary shares of 19 ¹⁷/₂₁ pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 18 December 2018:

Date of purchase:	18 December 2018
Number of Shares purchased:	10
Highest price paid per Share:	4,176 pence
Lowest price paid per Share:	4,159 pence
Average price paid per Share:	4,166 pence

The Company intends to cancel all of the purchased Shares.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the individual purchases made by Goldman Sachs International on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

Schedule of Purchases

Shares purchased:	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ordinary shares of 19 17/21 pence each
ISIN:	GB00BD8QVH41
Date of purchases:	18 December 2018
Investment firm:	Goldman Sachs International

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price, pence	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange	4,166 pence	10

Individual transactions:

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (pence per share)	Time of transaction	Trading venue	Transaction Reference
2	4,160	08:38:51	London Stock Exchange	E0cHSJ1Tz1EI
2	4,159	08:44:06	London Stock Exchange	E0cHSJ1TzAXn
2	4,159	08:50:00	London Stock Exchange	E0cHSJ1TzLzA
4	4,176	09:17:46	London Stock Exchange	E0cHSJ1U0FZz

For further information

Investor Relations (Heather Wood; Matthew Kay)	[phone]	[phone]
Media Relations (Yasmin Diamond; Mark Debenham)	[phone]	[phone]

Notes to editors

IHG^® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental^® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton^® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo^®, EVEN^® Hotels, HUALUXE^® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza^® Hotels & Resorts, voco™, Holiday Inn^®, Holiday Inn Express^®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations^®, Holiday Inn Resort^®, avid^® hotels, Staybridge Suites^® and Candlewood Suites^®.

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,500 hotels and approximately 826,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with more than 1,800 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG^® Rewards Club, our global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled members.  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 375,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.

Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit: www.ihgplc.com/media and follow us on social media at: www.twitter.com/ihg, www.facebook.com/ihg and www.youtube.com/ihgplc.

 

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