Last checked at 19 Dec 2018 07:00
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG" or the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
Further to the announcement on 18 December 2018, IHG announces that it has purchased through Goldman Sachs International, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 4 May 2018, the following number of its ordinary shares of 19 17/21 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 18 December 2018:
Date of purchase: | 18 December 2018 |
Number of Shares purchased: | 10 |
Highest price paid per Share: | 4,176 pence |
Lowest price paid per Share: | 4,159 pence |
Average price paid per Share: | 4,166 pence |
The Company intends to cancel all of the purchased Shares.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the schedule below contains detailed information about the individual purchases made by Goldman Sachs International on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ordinary shares of 19 17/21 pence each |
ISIN: | GB00BD8QVH41 |
Date of purchases: | 18 December 2018 |
Investment firm: | Goldman Sachs International |
Aggregate information:
Venue | Volume-weighted average price, pence | Aggregated volume |
London Stock Exchange | 4,166 pence | 10 |
Individual transactions:
Number of shares purchased | Transaction price (pence per share) | Time of transaction | Trading venue | Transaction Reference |
2 | 4,160 | 08:38:51 | London Stock Exchange | E0cHSJ1Tz1EI |
2 | 4,159 | 08:44:06 | London Stock Exchange | E0cHSJ1TzAXn |
2 | 4,159 | 08:50:00 | London Stock Exchange | E0cHSJ1TzLzA |
4 | 4,176 | 09:17:46 | London Stock Exchange | E0cHSJ1U0FZz |
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Notes to editors
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, voco™, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Holiday Inn Resort®, avid® hotels, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,500 hotels and approximately 826,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with more than 1,800 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, our global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled members.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 375,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.
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