Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2019

Aug 16, 2019

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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 16 August 2019

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 | Change
of Auditor dated 09 August 2019 |
| --- | --- |
| 99.2 | Holding(s)
in Company dated 12 August 2019 |

Exhibit No: 99.1

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) announces that following a competitive audit tender, the Board intends to propose to shareholders at its 2021 Annual General Meeting that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be appointed as IHG's statutory auditor for the financial year ending 31 December 2021.

Ernst & Young LLP will continue in its current role as external auditor and will undertake the audit of IHG for the financial years ending 31 December 2019 and, subject to reappointment by shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting, 31 December 2020.

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations (Sonya Ghobrial, Rakesh Patel & Matthew Kay): +44 (0)1895 512 176

Exhibit No: 99.2

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS — 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached: | | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
( please mark with an "X" if
appropriate) | | | | |
| Non-UK issuer | | | | |
| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the
appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | | | | |
| An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | | | X |
| An
acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | | | | |
| An
event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | | | |
| Other
(please specify): | | | | |
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation | | | | |
| Name | | FMR
LLC | | |
| City
and country of registered office (if applicable) | | Wilmington,
USA | | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.) See Section 9 | | | | |
| Name | | | | |
| City
and country of registered office (if applicable) | | | | |
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: | | 08
August 2019 | | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified
(DD/MM/YYYY): | | 09
August 2019 | | |
| 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation | | | | |
| | % of
voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | %
of voting rights through financial instruments(total of
8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total
number of voting rights of issuer |
| Resulting
situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached | 5.94% | 0.23% | 6.17% | 182,033,293 |
| Position
of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.57% | 0.30% | 5.87% | |

| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | | | | | |
| Class/type ofshares ISIN
code (if possible) | Number of voting rights | | % of voting rights | | |
| | Direct (Art 9
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (Art 9
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | | Indirect (Art 10
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
| GB00BHJYC057 | | 10,820,694 | | | 5.94% |
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 10,820,694 | | 5.94% | | |
| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | | | | | |
| Type of financial instrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument
is exercised/converted. | | % of voting rights |
| Stock
Loan | | | 424,870 | | 0.23% |
| | | SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | 424,870 | | 0.23% |
| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1
(b)) | | | | | |
| Type of financial instrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| | | | SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | | |

| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with
an "X") | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Person
subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer | | | |
| Full chain
of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
necessary) | | | X |
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold |
| The
Crosby Company of New Hampshire LLC * | | | |
| Crosby
Advisors LLC | | | |
| FMR
LLC | | | |
| FIAM
Holdings LLC | | | |
| FIAM
LLC | | | |
| FMR
LLC | | | |
| FIAM
Holdings LLC | | | |
| Fidelity
Institutional Asset Management
Trust Company | | | |
| FMR
LLC | | | |
| Fidelity
Management & Research Company | | | |
| FMR
Co., Inc. | 5.02% | 0.23% | 5.25% |
| FMR
LLC | | | |
| Fidelity
Advisory Holdings LLC, | | | |
| Strategic
Advisers LLC | | | |
| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | | | |
| Name of
the proxy holder | N/A | | |
| The
number and % of voting rights held | N/A | | |
| The
date until which the voting rights will be held | N/A | | |
| 11. Additional information | | | |
| * The
Crosby Company of New Hampshire LLC is not a wholly owned
subsidiary of FMR LLC. However due to the common control of FMR LLC
and The Crosby Company of New Hampshire LLC, holdings have been
aggregated for the purpose of this disclosure. | | | |

Place of completion	Dublin
Date of completion	09
August 2019

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/ F. Cuttell
Name:	F.
CUTTELL
Title:	ASSISTANT
COMPANY SECRETARY
Date:	16 August 2019

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