| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | BlackRock, Inc |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 15 November 2016 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 16 November 2016 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 5% |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of
| Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| GB00BYXK6398 | 9,923,153 | 9,923,153 | N/A | N/A | 9,849,406 | N/A | 4.98% |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting
| % of voting |
| Securities Lending |
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| 464,288 | 0.23% |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting rights
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| CFD |
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| 638,394 | Nominal | Delta |
| 0.32% | 0.32% | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 10,952,088 | 5.54% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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See Annex 1 |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| 13. Additional information: |
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| 14. Contact name: | Nicolette Henfrey Deputy Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Legal InterContinental Hotels Group PLC |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01895 512 000 |
Annex 1
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
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| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
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| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
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| BlackRock Fund Advisors |
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| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
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| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. |
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| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
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| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC |
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| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
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| BlackRock Cayco Limited |
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| BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited |
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| BlackRock Japan Holdings GK |
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| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| Trident Merger, LLC |
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| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock International Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
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| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
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| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
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| BlackRock Fund Advisors |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
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| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC |
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| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
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| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC |
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| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP |
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| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC |
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| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
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| BlackRock, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
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| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
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| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
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| BlackRock Group Limited |
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| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
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