Transaction in Own Shares

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that on 21 May 2013 it acquired 11,146 of its own ordinary shares at an average price of 1948.9985 pence per ordinary share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 1950 pence per share and 1948 pence per share respectively.

The shares purchased will be held as Treasury Shares.

Following settlement of the above purchase, the Company will hold 1,707,173 ordinary shares as Treasury Shares and the total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) will be 267,052,124.

For further information, please contact:

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