26th May 2005 15:34
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC26 May 2005 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC 26 MAY 2005 Publication of Supplementary Listing Particulars The Board of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG" or "the Company") todayannounces that, following announcement of IHG's first quarter results, NewInterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("New IHG"), the proposed new parent companyof IHG, is publishing supplementary listing particulars ("Supplementary ListingParticulars") today, in connection with the proposed return of approximately £1billion to IHG shareholders by way of a capital reorganisation (the "Proposal")pursuant to a scheme of arrangement (the "Scheme"). The Supplementary ListingParticulars will shortly be available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at: Financial ServicesAuthority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS. In addition,the Supplementary Listing Particulars will shortly be available from the companywebsite (www.ihgplc.com) or can be obtained from the Company's registered office(67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 3HD). Citigroup is acting as financialadviser to IHG and as sponsor to New IHG on the transaction. New IHG will be renamed as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC upon admission tothe Official List of the UK Listing Authority. Citigroup Global Markets Limited is acting for IHG and New IHG and no-one elsein connection with the Proposal and will not be responsible to anyone other thanIHG or New IHG for providing the protections afforded to its clients or forproviding advice in relation to the Proposal or the contents of thisannouncement. This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchasesecurities. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they areregistered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SecuritiesAct") or exempt from such registration. The new ordinary shares have not been,nor will be, and are not required to be registered with the US Securities andExchange Commission under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption fromthe registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10)thereof. US shareholders who are affiliates of IHG or New IHG beforeimplementation of the Scheme or are affiliates of New IHG after implementationof the Scheme will be subject to timing, manner of sale and volume restrictionson the sale of new ordinary shares received in connection with the Scheme underRule 145(d) of the Securities Act. 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,more than 3,500 hotels and 535,000 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 more than 24 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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