INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC /NEW/

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC reported strong half-year results for 2026, with operating profit from reportable segments increasing +10% to $665 million and Adjusted EPS growing +13% to 274.7 cents. The company achieved record development activity, opening 31.5k rooms and signing 49.2k rooms, both up +8% organically. Global RevPAR increased +4.1%, driven by strong performance across all regions, and the company remains on track to return over $1.2 billion to shareholders in 2026, including a +10% increase in the interim dividend.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced a series of share repurchases between July 24 and August 6, 2026, acquiring a total of 24,138 ordinary shares. These transactions were executed through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange, as part of a buyback program authorized by shareholders in May 2025 and initiated in February 2026. The company plans to cancel all purchased shares, which has reduced the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 148,582,144.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced its total voting rights and capital as of July 31, 2026. The company's issued share capital comprises 154,032,064 ordinary shares, with 5,431,782 shares held in treasury. This results in a total of 148,600,282 voting rights. The announcement also noted that shares purchased for cancellation since July 1, 2026, under the authority granted by shareholders, have been accounted for.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced a series of daily share repurchases from May 29 to June 11, 2026, totaling 174,109 ordinary shares. These buybacks were executed through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange, under the authority granted by shareholders at the May 2025 Annual General Meeting and pursuant to instructions issued in February 2026. The company intends to cancel all purchased shares, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 149,363,876 (excluding treasury shares).

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced a one-off share award to Jolyon Bulley, its Chief Executive Officer for the Americas. The award grants conditional rights over 1,547 free shares, calculated based on a share price of $161.60. This award is conditional and subject to forfeiture if Mr. Bulley's employment with the Group ends before June 30, 2027.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced a series of daily share repurchases between May 15 and May 28, 2026. The company acquired a total of 256,268 ordinary shares through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange, with prices ranging from $146.4500 to $158.7500 per share. These buybacks were authorized by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on May 8, 2025, and the company plans to cancel the acquired shares, reducing the total ordinary shares in issue to 149,537,985.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced daily share repurchases from May 5 to May 14, 2026, totaling 184,842 ordinary shares. These purchases were executed through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange, in line with the authority granted by shareholders at the May 2025 Annual General Meeting and instructions issued in February 2026. The company intends to cancel these purchased shares, which will reduce the total number of ordinary shares in issue.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced the grant of 215,714 share awards to its Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) on May 13, 2026. These awards were made under the Company's Deferred Award Plan for the 2026-2028 cycle. The awards, calculated using a reference share price of $148.55, are conditional and will vest after the announcement of the Company's financial results for the year ending December 31, 2028. Notably, CEO Elie Maalouf received 97,556 shares and CFO Michael Glover received 37,210 shares, both subject to an additional two-year post-vest holding period.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced that Fiera Capital Corporation has reduced its major holding in the company. Fiera Capital's total voting rights decreased from 4.375% to 3.987%, crossing a notification threshold. This change represents a reduction in the number of voting rights held from 6,933,553 to 5,986,659 shares.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) announced that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, May 7, 2026, were duly passed by way of a poll. Key approvals included the 2025 Report and Accounts, the Directors' Remuneration Report, and the declaration of a final dividend. Additionally, Sharon Rothstein, a Non-Executive Director, was appointed as a member of the Remuneration Committee and stepped down from the Audit Committee, effective May 6, 2026, following Sir Ron Kalifa's resignation and Nicholas Cadbury's appointment to the Board.