Transaction in Own Shares

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that on 4 December 2012 it acquired 148,000 of its own ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 1671.1826 pence per ordinary share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 1674 pence per share and 1669 pence per share respectively.

Following settlement of this purchase, the Company will have 268,828,850 ordinary shares in issue.

For further information, please contact:

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