InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - August 1

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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) has announced a transaction in its own shares on July 31, 2024. The company purchased 64,109 ordinary shares through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. The purchase was made in accordance with shareholder authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2024.

Key details of the transaction include:

• Lowest price paid per share: £77.4400
• Highest price paid per share: £81.2200
• Average price paid per share: £78.2564

IHG intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following this transaction, the company has 160,787,161 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 7,006,782 held in treasury. The purchase was part of instructions issued by IHG on February 20, 2024.

LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / August 1, 2024 / The Company announces that on 31 July 2024 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 20^340/399 pence each through Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2024 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by the Company on 20 February 2024, as announced on 20 February 2024.

Date of purchase:	31 July 2024
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:	64,109
Lowest price paid per share:	£ 77.4400
Highest price paid per share:	£ 81.2200
Average price paid per share:	£ 78.2564

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Following the above transaction, the Company has 160,787,161 ordinary shares in issue (excluding 7,006,782 held in treasury).

A full breakdown of the individual purchases by GSI is included below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6817Y_1-2024-7-31.pdf

Enquiries to:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC:

Investor Relations: Stuart Ford (+44 (0)7823 828 739); Aleksandar Milenkovic (+44 (0)7469 905 720); Joe Simpson (+44 (0)7976 862 072)

Media Relations: Mike Ward (+44 (0)7795 257 407)

Schedule of Purchases

Shares purchased: 64,109 (ISIN: GB00BHJYC057)

Date of purchases: 31 July 2024

Investment firm: GSI

Aggregated information:

	London Stock Exchange	Cboe BXE	Cboe CXE	Turquoise
Number of ordinary shares purchased	43,476		20,633
Highest price paid (per ordinary share)	£ 81.2200		£ 78.4800
Lowest price paid (per ordinary share)	£ 77.4400		£ 77.4600
Volume weighted average price paid(per ordinary share)	£ 78.3353		£ 78.0901

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SOURCE: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

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FAQ

How many shares did IHG purchase on July 31, 2024?

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) purchased 64,109 ordinary shares on July 31, 2024.

What was the average price paid per share in IHG's recent share buyback?

The average price paid per share in IHG's share buyback on July 31, 2024, was £78.2564.

How many ordinary shares does IHG have in issue after the July 31, 2024 transaction?

Following the transaction on July 31, 2024, IHG has 160,787,161 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 7,006,782 held in treasury.

What does IHG plan to do with the shares purchased on July 31, 2024?

IHG intends to cancel the 64,109 shares purchased on July 31, 2024.

When was the shareholder authority for IHG's share buyback granted?

The shareholder authority for IHG's share buyback was granted at the Company's Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2024.