InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - August 14
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InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) reported that on 13 August 2026 it repurchased 1,000 ordinary shares of 20 340/399 pence each via Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange, at an average price of $160.3004 per share, under its existing shareholder authority.
According to InterContinental Hotels Group, the company intends to cancel these shares. Following this transaction, it has 148,561,978 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 5,431,782 shares held in treasury.
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- 1,000 shares repurchased on 13 August 2026 at $160.3004 average price
- Post-transaction share count of 148,561,978 in issue, excluding 5,431,782 treasury shares
- Company intends to cancel repurchased shares, reducing outstanding share count
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News Market Reaction – IHG
On Aug 14, the day this news came out, IHG closed 0.45% above the previous close.
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LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / August 14, 2026 / The Company announces that on 13 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: | 13 August 2026 |
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: | 1,000 |
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 148,561,978 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/6399Q_1-2026-8-13.pdf
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC:
Investor Relations: Stuart Ford (+44 (0)7823 828 739); Kate Carpenter (+44 (0) 7825 655 702); Joe Simpson (+44 (0)7976 862 072)
Media Relations: Neil Maidment (+44 (0)7970 668 250); Mike Ward (+44 (0)7795 257 407)
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SOURCE: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
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