InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - August 2
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) has announced a significant transaction in its own shares on August 1, 2024. The company purchased 71,620 ordinary shares through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. The purchase was made in accordance with shareholder authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2024.
Key details of the transaction include:
- Lowest price paid per share: £76.1400
- Highest price paid per share: £78.4200
- Average price paid per share: £77.2797
IHG intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following this transaction, the company has 160,715,541 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 7,006,782 held in treasury. The purchase was part of instructions issued by IHG on February 20, 2024.
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News Market Reaction – IHG
On the day this news was published, IHG declined 1.74%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Purchase of own shares
LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / August 2, 2024 / The Company announces that on 01 August 2024 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 20340/399pence each through Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2024 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by the Company on 20 February 2024, as announced on 20 February 2024.
Date of purchase: | 01 August 2024 |
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Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: | 71,620 |
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Lowest price paid per share: | £ 76.1400 |
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Highest price paid per share: | £ 78.4200 |
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Average price paid per share: | £ 77.2797 |
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Following the above transaction, the Company has 160,715,541 ordinary shares in issue (excluding 7,006,782 held in treasury).
A full breakdown of the individual purchases by GSI is included below.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8966Y_1-2024-8-1.pdf
Enquiries to:
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC:
Investor Relations: Stuart Ford (+44 (0)7823 828 739); Aleksandar Milenkovic (+44 (0)7469 905 720); Joe Simpson (+44 (0)7976 862 072)
Media Relations: Mike Ward (+44 (0)7795 257 407)
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: 71,620 (ISIN: GB00BHJYC057)
Date of purchases: 01 August 2024
Investment firm: GSI
Aggregated information:
| London Stock Exchange | Cboe BXE | Cboe CXE | Turquoise |
Number of ordinary shares purchased | 53,620 |
| 18,000 |
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Highest price paid (per ordinary share) | £ 78.4200 |
| £ 78.4200 |
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Lowest price paid (per ordinary share) | £ 76.1400 |
| £ 76.1400 |
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Volume weighted average price paid(per ordinary share) | £ 77.2546 |
| £ 77.3546 |
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SOURCE: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
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