Transaction in Own Shares

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that on 17 October 2013 it acquired 95,918 of its own ordinary shares at an average price of 1828.4463 pence per ordinary share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 1841 pence per share and 1820 pence per share respectively.

The shares purchased will be held as Treasury Shares.

Following settlement of the above purchase, the Company will hold 8,982,008 ordinary shares as Treasury Shares and the total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) will be 259,947,209.

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations (Catherine Dolton; Isabel Green): +44 (0)1895 512176