InterContinental Hotels Group Plc SEC Filings

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC reports a series of share buybacks carried out between 28 November and 10 December 2025 under authority granted at its 8 May 2025 annual general meeting. On each trading day, the company purchased blocks of its own ordinary shares from Merrill Lynch International on the London Stock Exchange at prices generally around £99–£102 per share and intends to cancel all of these repurchased shares.

Individual daily purchases ranged from about 22,984 to 29,231 shares, and followed previously issued instructions dated 18 February 2025. After the most recent transaction on 10 December 2025, the company states it has 151,185,254 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 6,206,782 shares held in treasury. These transactions modestly reduce the number of shares outstanding and reflect an ongoing capital management programme.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC reported an updated share and voting rights position. As at 30 November 2025, the company’s issued share capital consists of 157,598,385 ordinary shares of 20 340/399 pence each, of which 6,206,782 are held in treasury. Treasury shares do not carry voting rights, so the total number of voting rights in the company is 151,391,603. The company notes that all ordinary shares it has purchased since its previous Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1 announcement on 3 November 2025 that are subject to cancellation have been treated as cancelled in these figures. Shareholders may use the 151,391,603 total as the denominator when assessing whether they must notify their shareholdings or changes in their holdings under the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC filed a Form 6-K detailing a series of on-market share repurchases executed between 14 and 27 November 2025 on the London Stock Exchange. On each trading day, the company bought back tranches of its ordinary shares from Merrill Lynch International under the authority granted at the 8 May 2025 annual general meeting and instructions issued on 18 February 2025.

Individual daily purchases ranged from 27,456 to 41,514 shares, with volume-weighted average prices generally around £95–£101 per share. For example, 41,514 shares were bought on 18 November at a volume-weighted average price of £94.8190, and 27,456 shares were bought on 27 November at £100.9213. The company states that it intends to cancel all purchased shares. After the 27 November 2025 transaction, it had 151,420,834 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 6,206,782 shares held in treasury.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) filed a Form 6-K detailing daily share repurchases carried out between 31 October and 13 November 2025. The company bought back ordinary shares on multiple trading venues via Merrill Lynch International and stated it intends to cancel the purchased shares. Reported prices across venues ranged from £91.02 to £100.45 per share.

Post-transaction share counts disclosed include 152,058,090 ordinary shares in issue after the 31 October trades and 151,780,553 after the 13 November trades (each figure excludes 6,206,782 shares held in treasury). The filing also reports a PDMR award: on 5 November 2025, IHG granted the CEO, Americas, conditional rights over 6,172 shares, calculated with a reference price of £92.72, vesting on 31 December 2026.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC reported a TR-1 major holdings notification indicating that The Capital Group Companies, Inc. holds 5.001115% of IHG’s voting rights, totaling 7,598,167.

The position comprises 7,598,159 voting rights attached to ordinary shares (ISIN GB00BHJYC057) and 8 via depository receipts (ISIN US45857P8068). No voting rights were reported through financial instruments. The prior disclosed position was 4.864961%.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC reported its total voting rights and capital. As at 31 October 2025, the Company’s issued share capital consists of 158,264,872 ordinary shares, of which 6,206,782 are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights is 152,058,090.

The calculation treats all ordinary shares purchased by the Company since the prior Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1 update on 1 October 2025 as cancelled for these purposes. The purchases were made under the shareholder authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2025 and pursuant to instructions announced on 18 February 2025. Shareholders may use the above total voting rights figure as the denominator for any notification obligations under the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) reported October share repurchases executed via Merrill Lynch International under its 8 May 2025 AGM authority and intends to cancel the acquired shares. Purchases occurred on 23, 24, and 30 October 2025.

Shares purchased were 107,435 on 23 October, 85,086 on 24 October, and 25,187 on 30 October. Following the latest transaction, IHG had 152,137,467 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 6,206,782 held in treasury.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) reported a steady Q3 2025 trading update. Year‑to‑date global RevPAR rose +1.4% (Americas +0.8%, EMEAA +3.8%, Greater China -2.6%). In Q3, global RevPAR was +0.1%, with EMEAA up +2.8% offsetting declines in the Americas -0.9% and Greater China -1.8%. Q3 occupancy increased +0.4%pts while average daily rate eased -0.4%.

Development remained strong: IHG opened 14.5k rooms (99 hotels) and signed 22.6k rooms (170 hotels) in Q3. The global system reached 1,011k rooms (6,845 hotels) and the pipeline stands at 342k rooms (2,316 hotels). Management plans to launch a new premium collection brand, positioned upscale to upper upscale.

Capital returns are progressing: IHG completed $700m of its $900m 2025 buyback, reducing voting rights by 3.9%, and expects to return about $1,170m in 2025 including dividends. In September, IHG issued a €850m bond (swapped to $990m, semiannual interest 4.87%), bringing bonds outstanding to $4.1bn at an approximate blended cost of 4.3%. IHG intends to change its London trading currency to USD from early January 2026. The company remains on track to meet full‑year consensus profit and earnings expectations.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced a temporary leadership change. Non-Executive Chair Deanna Oppenheimer has taken a short-term leave of absence for medical reasons.

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director Graham Allan will assume Chair responsibilities on an interim basis, effective immediately. The company stated that a further update on Deanna’s return will be provided in due course.