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 1 June 2006
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's name)
67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3HD, England
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | ||||
99.1 |
Result of EGM dated 1 June 2006 |
99.1
1 June 2006 INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("the Company") announces that at the EGM held today, Shareholders approved the Resolutions connected with the Company's proposed Share Consolidation and the renewal of the Company's authority to enable the Company to continue to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares following the Share Consolidation. The Share Consolidation was proposed in the context of a special interim dividend of 118 pence per share, payable on the Company's Existing Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Share Consolidation. The expected timetable remains as previously announced. The Special Dividend is expected to be paid on 22 June 2006 to Shareholders on the Register on 9 June 2006. Application will be made in due course to the Financial Services Authority for the admittance to the Official List of the New Ordinary Shares arising from the Share Consolidation and to The London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the main market. It is expected that admission will take place and trading of the New Ordinary Shares will commence on 12 June 2006. Voting was conducted by way of a poll on both the Resolutions proposed at the EGM. Details of the votes cast are set out below. Ordinary Resolution to approve the Share Consolidation For: 245,505,756 Against: 366,639 Special Resolution to grant a new authority to make market purchases of New Ordinary Shares For: 245,466,573 Against: 334,429 All definitions used in the Circular to Shareholders dated 5 May 2006 have the same meaning when used in this announcement. For further information, please contact InterContinental Hotels Group Media Enquiries Leslie McGibbon +44 (0) 1753 410 425 +44 (0) 7808 094 471 Investor Relations Gavin Flynn, Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson +44 (0) 1753 410 176 +44 (0) 7808 098 972 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,600 hotels and 537,500 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel Indigo, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards. InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.ihgplc.com/media. END
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/ C. Cox | |
Name: | C. COX | |
Title: | COMPANY SECRETARIAL OFFICER | |
Date: | 1 June 2006 | |