Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC 6-K, filed Jan 17, 2020
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG)
About this 6-K
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC filed this 6-K on January 17, 2020.
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 17 January 2020
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's name)
Broadwater Park, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5HJ, United Kingdom
(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
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Director<br>Declaration dated 13 January 2020 |
|---|---|
| 99.2 | Holding(s)<br>in Company dated 17 January 2020 |
Exhibit No: 99.1
13 January 2020
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
Director Declaration
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14R(2), InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") today announces the appointment of Keith Barr, Chief Executive Officer of IHG, as a Non-Executive Director, of Yum! Brands, Inc. He will take up his appointment on 24 January, 2020.
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Notes to Editors
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, voco™, Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts , Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, avid™ hotels, Staybridge Suites®, Atwell Suites™, and Candlewood Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 5,800 hotels and approximately 865,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with over 1,900 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 400,000 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: https://twitter.com/ihgcorporate, www.facebook.com/ihgcorporate and www.linkedin.com/company/intercontinental-hotels-group.
Exhibit No: 99.2
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the<br>relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format<br>if possible) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing<br>shares to which voting rights are attached: | InterContinental<br>Hotels Group Plc | ||||||||
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer<br>(please mark with an "X" if<br>appropriate) | |||||||||
| Non-UK issuer | |||||||||
| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the<br>appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | |||||||||
| An<br>acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||||||
| An<br>acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | |||||||||
| An<br>event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||||||
| Other<br>(please specify): | |||||||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification<br>obligation | |||||||||
| Name | FMR<br>LLC | ||||||||
| City<br>and country of registered office (if applicable) | Wilmington,<br>USA | ||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from<br>3.) See Section<br>9 | |||||||||
| Name | |||||||||
| City<br>and country of registered office (if applicable) | |||||||||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: | 15<br>January 2020 | ||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified<br>(DD/MM/YYYY): | 16<br>January 2020 | ||||||||
| 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification<br>obligation | |||||||||
| % of<br>voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | % of<br>voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B<br>2) | Total<br>of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total<br>number of voting rights of issuer | ||||||
| Resulting<br>situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or<br>reached | 4.99% | 0.01% | 5.00% | 182,033,293 | |||||
| Position<br>of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.71% | 0.01% | 5.72% | ||||||
| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which<br>the threshold was crossed or reached | |||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
| Class/type ofshares<br><br><br>ISIN<br>code (if possible) | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||||
| Direct<br><br><br>(Art 9<br>of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect<br><br><br>(Art 10<br>of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | Direct<br><br><br>(Art 9<br>of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect<br><br><br>(Art 10<br>of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | ||||||
| GB00BHJYC057 | 9,069,417 | 4.99% | |||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 9,069,417 | 4.99% | |||||||
| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive<br>2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is<br>exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||
| Stock<br>Loan | 32,300 | 0.01% | |||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | 32,300 | 0.01% | |||||||
| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according<br>to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1<br>(b)) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | |||||||||
| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the<br>notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with<br>an "X") | |||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| Person<br>subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any<br>natural person or legal entity and does not control any other<br>undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the<br>(underlying) issuer | |||||||||
| Full chain<br>of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or<br>thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the<br>ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as<br>necessary) | X | ||||||||
| Namexv | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable<br>threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is<br>higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable<br>threshold | ||||||
| The<br>Crosby Company of New Hampshire LLC * | |||||||||
| Crosby<br>Advisors LLC | |||||||||
| FMR<br>LLC | |||||||||
| FIAM<br>Holdings LLC | |||||||||
| FIAM<br>LLC | |||||||||
| FMR<br>LLC | |||||||||
| FIAM<br>Holdings LLC | |||||||||
| Fidelity<br>Institutional Asset Management Trust Company | |||||||||
| FMR<br>LLC | |||||||||
| Fidelity<br>Management & Research Company LLC | |||||||||
| FMR<br>LLC | |||||||||
| Fidelity<br>Advisory Holdings LLC, | |||||||||
| Strategic<br>Advisers LLC | |||||||||
| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | |||||||||
| Name of<br>the proxy holder | N/A | ||||||||
| The<br>number and % of voting rights held | N/A | ||||||||
| The<br>date until which the voting rights will be held | N/A | ||||||||
| 11. Additional information | |||||||||
| * The<br>Crosby Company of New Hampshire LLC is not a wholly owned<br>subsidiary of FMR LLC. However due to the common control of FMR LLC<br>and The Crosby Company of New Hampshire LLC, holdings have been<br>aggregated for the purpose of this disclosure. | |||||||||
| Place of completion | Dublin,<br>Ireland | ||||||||
| --- | --- | ||||||||
| Date of completion | 16<br>January 2020 |
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/ F. Cuttell |
| Name: | F.<br>CUTTELL |
| Title: | ASSISTANT<br>COMPANY SECRETARY |
| Date: | 17 January 2020 |