Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Jul 22, 2016

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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 22 July 2016

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.

Form 20-F Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes No

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Holding(s) in Company dated 22 July 2016

Exhibit No: 99.1

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	√
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Fundsmith LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	State Street Bank and Trust Co.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	28 June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15 July 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE	Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	NumberofShares	NumberofVotingRights	Numberof shares	Number of votingrights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IHG LN EQUITY	9,840,713	4.98%	10,222,246			5.18%
GB00BYXK6398

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financialinstrument	Expirationdate	Exercise/ConversionPeriod	Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.	% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financialinstrument	Exerciseprice	Expirationdate	Exercise/Conversionperiod	Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
10,222,246	5.18%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
This notification is being submitted by Fundsmith LLP in its capacity as operator and investment manager of underlying investment portfolios. This filing is therefore in relation to the aggregated holding of shares in InterContinental Hotels Group Plc by investment portfolios managed by Fundsmith LLP, for which Fundsmith LLP is able to exercise voting rights.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Nicolette Henfrey Deputy Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Legal InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
15. Contact telephone number:	01895 512 000

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:	22 July 2016

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