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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 19
December 2018
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
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99.1
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Transaction
in Own Shares dated 19 December 2018
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Exhibit
No: 99.1
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:
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Date of
purchase:
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18
December 2018
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Number
of Shares purchased:
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10
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Highest
price paid per Share:
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4,176
pence
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Lowest
price paid per Share:
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4,159
pence
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Average
price paid per Share:
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4,166
pence
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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
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Shares
purchased:
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InterContinental
Hotels Group PLC ordinary shares of 19 17/21 pence
each
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ISIN:
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GB00BD8QVH41
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Date of
purchases:
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18
December 2018
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Investment
firm:
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Goldman
Sachs International
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Aggregate information:
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Venue
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Volume-weighted average price, pence
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Aggregated volume
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London
Stock Exchange
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4,166
pence
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10
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Individual transactions:
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Number of shares purchased
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Transaction price (pence per share)
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Time of transaction
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Trading venue
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Transaction Reference
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2
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4,160
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08:38:51
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London
Stock Exchange
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E0cHSJ1Tz1EI
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2
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4,159
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08:44:06
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London
Stock Exchange
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E0cHSJ1TzAXn
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2
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4,159
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08:50:00
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London
Stock Exchange
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E0cHSJ1TzLzA
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4
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4,176
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09:17:46
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London
Stock Exchange
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E0cHSJ1U0FZz
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For further information
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Investor Relations (Heather Wood; Matthew Kay)
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+44 (0)1895 512 176
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+44 (0)7527 419 431
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Media Relations (Yasmin Diamond; Mark Debenham)
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+44 (0)1895 512 097
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+44 (0)7527 424 046
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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 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.
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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19 December 2018
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