InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - August 12
InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) reported that on 11 August 2026 it repurchased 16,166 ordinary shares of 20340/399 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through Goldman Sachs International.
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InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) reported that on 11 August 2026 it repurchased 16,166 ordinary shares of 20340/399 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through Goldman Sachs International. The lowest, highest and average prices paid were $153.50, $155.00 and $154.6759 per share, respectively.
The company intends to cancel these shares. After this transaction, it reports 148,563,978 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 5,431,782 shares held in treasury.
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (the "Company")
Purchase of own shares
LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / August 12, 2026 / The Company announces that on 11 August 2026 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 8 May 2025 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by the Company on 17 February 2026, as announced on 17 February 2026.
Date of purchase: | 11 August 2026 |
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: | 16,166 |
Lowest price paid per share: | |
Highest price paid per share: | |
Average price paid per share: |
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Following the above transaction, the Company has 148,563,978 ordinary shares in issue (excluding 5,431,782 held in treasury).
A full breakdown of the individual purchases by GSI is included below.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2686Q_1-2026-8-11.pdf
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC:
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SOURCE: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
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