23rd Jan 2007 13:06
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES \* T1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Intercontinental Hotels plc existing shares to which voting rights are attached2:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify):___________________________________________-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Lloyds TSB Group plc obligation3:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)4:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 19th January 2007 threshold is crossed or reached if different)5:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 23rd January 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Notified details:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TA: Voting rights attached to shares-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction7 shares the Triggeringif possible transaction 6 using the ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights% of voting rights Shares Voting shares ix Rights viii------------------------------------------------------ 1. 1. 1. Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORD GBP 0.114285 17,814,180 17,814,180 15,994,915 15,994,915 1,817,009 4.489 0.510 B128LQ1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TB: Financial Instruments-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights% of voting instrument date xiii Period/ Date xiv that may be acquired rights if the instrument is exercised/ converted.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal (A+B)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17,811,924 4.999-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TProxy Voting:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the proxy holder:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T13. Additional information:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Philip Mason------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01444 418127------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES XVI \* TA: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Full name (including legal form for legal entities)Lloyds TSB Group plc----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact address (registered office for legal Henry Duncan House entities) 120 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4LH----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Phone number 0131 225 4555----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TB: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Full name Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact address 2nd Floor 31/33 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3SP----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Phone number 01444 418127----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TC: Additional information-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes 1 This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filedwith the competent authority. 2 Either the full name of the legal entity or another method for identifying theissuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate. 3 This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the person acquiring,disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided for in DTR5.2.1(b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to in DTR5.2.1 (a), or(d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instruments entitled to acquireshares already issued to which voting rights are attached, as appropriate. Inrelation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), thefollowing list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned:- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person that acquires thevoting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement and thenatural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for considerationthe voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the personholding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rightsand declares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateralunder these conditions; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), theperson who has a life interest in shares if that person is entitled to exercisethe voting rights attached to the shares and the person who is disposing of thevoting rights when the life interest is created; - in the circumstances foreseenin DTR5.2.1 (e), the parent undertaking and, provided it has a notification dutyat an individual level under DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under acombination of any of those situations, the controlled undertaking; - in thecircumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of the shares, if hecan exercise the voting rights attached to the shares deposited with him at hisdiscretion, and the depositor of the shares allowing the deposit taker toexercise the voting rights at his discretion; - in the circumstances foreseen inDTR5.2.1 (g), the person that controls the voting rights; - in the circumstancesforeseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he can exercise the voting rightsat his discretion, and the shareholder who has given his proxy to the proxyholder allowing the latter to exercise the voting rights at his discretion. 4 Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h). This should bethe full name of the shareholder or holder of financial instruments who is thecounterparty to the natural person or legal entity referred to in DTR5.2. 5 The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of an on exchangetransaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; in the case of anoff exchange transaction, date of the entering into an agreement. The date onwhich threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which the acquisition,disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (see DTR 5.1.1R(3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event took effect.These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to acondition beyond the control of the parties. 6 Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, In casethe situation previous to the triggering transaction was below 3%, please state'below 3%'. vii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , thenotifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding,only that the new holding is less than 3%. For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure ofindividual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individuallycrosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into,introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. viii Direct and indirect ixIn case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached 'directholding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please split the voting rightsnumber and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if there is nocombined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. X Voting rights attachedto shares in respect of which the notifying party is a direct shareholder (DTR5.1) xi Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder(DTR 5.2.1) xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, thenotifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding,only that the new holding is below 3%. xiii date of maturity / expiration of thefinical instrument i.e. the date when the right to acquire shares ends. xiv Ifthe financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period- forexample once every three months starting from the [date] xv The notificationshould include the name(s) of the controlled undertakings through which thevoting rights are held. The notification should also include the amount ofvoting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking, insofar asindividually the controlled undertaking holds 3% or more, and insofar as thenotification by the parent undertaking is intended to cover the notificationobligations of the controlled undertaking. xvi This annex is only to be filedwith the competent authority. xvii Whenever another person makes thenotification on behalf of the shareholder or the natural person/legal entityreferred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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