SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For 10 June 2004
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's name)
67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3HD, England
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | ||||
| 99.1 | Board Appointment dated 1 June 2004 | ||||
| 99.2 | Purchase of Own Securities dated 2 June 2004 | ||||
| 99.3 | Director Shareholding dated 3 June 2004 | ||||
| 99.4 | Purchase of Own Securities dated 3 June 2004 | ||||
| 99.5 | Notification of Interests dated 4 June 2004 | ||||
| 99.6 | Purchase of Own Securities dated 4 June 2004 | ||||
| 99.7 | Purchase of Own Securities dated 7 June 2004 | ||||
| 99.8 | Purchase of Own Securities dated 8 June 2004 | ||||
| 99.9 | Purchase of Own Securities dated 9 June 2004 | ||||
Exhibit 99.1
1 June 2004
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
Board Appointment
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) today announces that David Kappler has been appointed as senior independent
non-executive director of the company and chairman of the company's audit committee. Kappler will join the IHG board
with effect from 21 June 2004.
Kappler, aged 57, recently retired as chief financial officer of Cadbury Schweppes plc where he had been a main board
director responsible for finance since 1995. Previously Kappler had worked for Cadbury Limited and for the group's
health and hygiene division from 1965 to 1984, rejoining the company in 1989 following the acquisition of the Trebor
Group, of which he was finance director. Following this, he held a number of senior positions within Cadbury
Schweppes' confectionery divisions and as director of corporate finance. He is a non-executive director of Shire
Pharmaceuticals Group plc and HMV Group plc, and was seven years on the board of Camelot Group plc.
Commenting on his appointment, David Webster, IHG's non executive chairman said "I am very much looking forward to
welcoming David to our board. He brings with him extensive business acumen, as well as a wealth of financial
experience which will be invaluable in his role as chairman of IHG's audit committee."
David Prosser was previously senior independent non-executive director of IHG and will continue to serve as a
non-executive director for the IHG board.
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For further information please contact:
| Dee Cayhill | Corporate Affairs | +44 (0) 1753 410 423 | |||
| Gavin Flynn | Investor Relations | +44 (0) 1753 410 238 | |||
| Note to Editors: | |||
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's most global hotel company and the largest 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 (www.ichotelsgroup.com). The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn ® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, and Hotel Indigo®, and also has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. | |||
| InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and reservations capability on the Internet - www.intercontinental.com for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, www.crowneplaza.com for Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, www.holiday-inn.com for Holiday Inn hotels, www.hiexpress.com for Holiday Inn Express hotels, www.staybridge.com for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn hotels, and www.candlewoodsuites.com for Candlewood Suites, and for the Group's rewards programme, www.priorityclub.com. | |||
| For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.pressoffice.ihgplc.com. | |||
Exhibit 99.2
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 500,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 530.8258p per share.
Exhibit 99.3
3 June 2004
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
Directors' Interests in Shares
On 2 June 2004, under the terms of the Six Continents Special Deferred Incentive
Plan ("the Plan"), 11,367 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") ordinary
shares have been transferred for nil consideration from the Company's Employee
Share Ownership Trust ("ESOT") to Mr R C North, a director of the Company.
The transfer of these shares to Mr R C North was conditional on his continued
employment with the Group until 31 May 2004. The numbers of shares transferred
reflect his entitlement under the Plan prior to the separation of Six Continents
PLC in April 2003.
Following the transfer of the above shares, the ESOT will hold 2,096,801 IHG
shares. The following directors, who are among the potential beneficiaries of
the ESOT - Mr R M Hartman, Mr R C North, Mr S D Porter and Mr R L Solomons - are
technically deemed to be interested in those shares.
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Name of Contact for this RNS Announcement:
| Catherine Engmann | Tel: 01753 410 243 | ||
| Company Secretarial Officer | |||
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | |||
Exhibit 99.4
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 800,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 520.8826p per share.
Exhibit 99.5
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1. Name of company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
2. Name of director(s)
Technical interest of all Executive Directors in common with all potential
beneficiaries in an Employee Share Ownership Trust
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Shares held by the InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Employee Share Ownership
Trust (Jersey)
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
Greenwood Nominees Limited, Account no 522000
5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
No
6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary
Release of shares to participants (not directors) under a Restricted Stock Plan
7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class
N/A
9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
44,286
10. Percentage of issued class
N/A
11. Class of security
Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
12. Price per share
N/A
13. Date of transaction
3 June 2004
14. Date company informed
3 June 2004
15. Total holding in the Trust following this notification
2,052,515 Ordinary shares
16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Negligible
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.
17. Date of grant
N/A
18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
N/A
22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
N/A
23. Any additional information
N/A
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Catherine Engmann, 01753 410 243
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Catherine Engmann
Company Secretarial Officer
Date of Notification
4 June 2004
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Exhibit 99.6
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 750,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 519.0067p per share.
Exhibit 99.7
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 150,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 530.7585p per share.
Exhibit 99.8
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 650,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 534.6617p per share.
Exhibit 99.9
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc: Purchase of Own Shares
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 700,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 542.5187p per share.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ C. Cox | |
| Name: | C. COX | |
| Title: | COMPANY SECRETARIAL OFFICER | |
| Date: | 10 June 2004 | |