7th Dec 2005 12:45
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC07 December 2005 7 December 2005 INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF EGM FOR THE DISPOSAL OF ITS INTEREST IN THE BRITVIC GROUP InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announces that at the EGM held today,Shareholders approved the resolution in connection with the proposed disposal ofits interest in the Britvic Group. It is expected that the final Offer Price and number of Britvic plc shares to besold by IHG will be announced on 9 December 2005 and that Completion will takeplace on 14 December 2005. Details of the votes cast on the resolution proposed at the EGM are set outbelow. For: 303,755,132Against: 454,964 For further information, please contact InterContinental Hotels Group Media EnquiriesLeslie McGibbon +44 (0) 1753 410 425 +44 (0) 7808 094 471Investor RelationsGavin Flynn, Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson +44 (0) 1753 410 176 +44 (0) 7808 098 972 Note to Editors: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG(ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinentalHotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries,almost 3,600 hotels and 539,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries andterritories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised andrespected hotel brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, CrownePlaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday InnExpress(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel Indigo(TM), andalso manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R)Rewards, with over 27 million members worldwide. In addition to this,InterContinental Hotels Group has a 47.5% interest in Britvic, one of the twoleading manufacturers of soft drinks, by value and volume, in Great Britain. InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for allits hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority ClubRewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online PressOffice at www.ihgplc.com/media This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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