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 11
May 2017
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
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Sterling
Equivalents - Final & Special Dividends dated 11 May
2017
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Exhibit
No: 99.1
11 May
2017
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG")
Final and Special Dividends - Pounds Sterling Amounts
Payable
On 21
February 2017, the Board of IHG announced a Final Dividend of 64.0
cents per Existing Ordinary Share and its intention to return
US$400 million to Shareholders via a Special Dividend, representing
US$2.025 per Existing Ordinary Share. The Final and Special
Dividends will be paid on 22 May 2017 to Shareholders on the
Register at 6.00pm (London time) on 5 May 2017 in Pounds Sterling
and to ADR holders on the ADR register at 4.00pm (New York time) on
5 May 2017 in US dollars.
The
Pounds Sterling amounts payable in respect of the Final and Special
Dividends have been determined with reference to the average of the
market exchange rates on the three days commencing 8 May 2017,
using the WM/Reuters closing midpoint spot rate as at 4:00pm
(London time), resulting in an applicable exchange rate of
£0.7724:US$1.
Accordingly, the Pounds Sterling amount payable to Shareholders in
relation to the Final Dividend will be 49.4 pence per Existing
Ordinary Share and the Pounds Sterling amount payable to
Shareholders in relation to the Special Dividend will be 156.4
pence per Existing Ordinary Share.
Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall
have the meaning given to them in the Circular to Shareholders
dated 4 April 2017.
For further information
Investor
Relations (Heather Wood, Neeral Morzaria, Tom Yates):
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+44
(0)7808 098724
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Relations (Yasmin Diamond, Jovana Lakcevic):
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Notes for editors
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel
brands, including InterContinental®
Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels
& Restaurants, Hotel
Indigo®, EVEN®
Hotels, HUALUXE® Hotels
and Resorts, Crowne Plaza®
Hotels & Resorts, Holiday
Inn®, Holiday Inn
Express®, Holiday Inn Club
Vacations®, Holiday Inn
Resort®, Staybridge
Suites® and Candlewood
Suites®.
IHG
franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 5,200 hotels and 770,000
guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with nearly 1,500 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 350,000 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.
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.
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ F.
Cuttell
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Name:
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F.
CUTTELL
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Title:
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ASSISTANT
COMPANY SECRETARY
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Date:
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11 May 2017
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