20th Jul 2006 16:27
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC20 July 2006 20 July 2006 SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAMME InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("InterContinental Hotels" or "the Company")announces that the company has entered into an irrevocable and non-discretionaryarrangement with its broker, JPMorgan Cazenove Limited, to repurchase on itsbehalf and within certain pre-set parameters, ordinary shares in the Company forcancellation during the period commencing on 24 July 2006 and ending on 22August 2006. This arrangement is in accordance with Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules and theCompany's general authority to repurchase shares. For further information, please contact:Investor Relations (Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson): +44 (0) 1753 410 176 +44 (0) 7808 098 972Media Enquiries (Leslie McGibbon): +44 (0) 1753 410 425 +44 (0) 7808 094 471 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,over 3,600 hotels and 537,000 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 IndigoTM, andalso manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R)Rewards. 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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