Transaction in Own Shares

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that on 22 May 2014 it acquired 22,382 of its own ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 2216.7292 pence per ordinary share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 2218 pence per share and 2215 pence per share respectively.

Following settlement of the above purchase, the Company will hold 12,500,000 ordinary shares as Treasury Shares and the total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) will be 268,568,304.

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations (Catherine Dolton; Isabel Green): +44 (0)1895 512176