Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2015

Oct 1, 2015

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For 01 October 2015

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

(Registrant's name)

Broadwater Park, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5HJ, United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 IHG announces completion of sale of IC Hong Kong

Exhibit No: 99.1

IHG ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETION OF THE SALE OF

INTERCONTINENTAL HONG KONG

30 September 2015 - InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] announces the completion of the sale of InterContinental Hong Kong to Supreme Key Limited, a consortium of investors advised and managed by Gaw Capital Partners. IHG will continue to manage the hotel under a long-term management contract.

Gross disposal proceeds of $929 million have been received in cash, after initial working capital adjustments. The terms of the transaction are otherwise unchanged from those announced on 10 July 2015.

For further information please contact:

Investor Relations (Catherine Dolton; Matthew Woollard; Adam Smith): +44 (0)1895 512176

Media Relations (Yasmin Diamond; Zoe Bird): +44 (0)1895 512008

Notes to Editors:

IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts , Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants , HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts , Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts , Hotel Indigo® , EVEN™ Hotels , Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts , Holiday Inn Express® , Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® .

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 4,900 hotels and 724,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries, with almost 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club , the world's first and largest hotel loyalty programme with more than 88 million members worldwide.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 350,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.

Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit: www.ihg.com/media and follow us on social media at: www.twitter.com/ihg , www.facebook.com/ihg and www.youtube.com/ihgplc .

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
	(Registrant)
By:	/s/ H. Patel
Name:	H. PATEL
Title:	COMPANY SECRETARIAL OFFICER
Date:	01 October 2015