InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Result of AGM (6573K)

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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

06 May 2022

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC

Results of 2022 Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC was held on Friday 6 May 2022.

All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by way of a poll. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Annual General Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

 
           RESOLUTION               VOTES FOR      %     VOTES AGAINST    %     TOTAL VOTES   % of    VOTES WITHHELD 
                                                                                               ISC 
        Report and Accounts 
 1       2021                      136,597,592   99.90         131,957   0.10   136,729,549  74.30%          631,759 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Directors' Remuneration 
 2       Report 2021               120,588,496   90.01      13,388,131   9.99   133,976,627  72.81%        3,384,681 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Declaration of 
 3       final dividend            136,007,309   99.16       1,153,027   0.84   137,160,336  74.54%          200,972 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Graham Allan as 
 4(a)    a Director                136,137,835   99.27       1,007,466   0.73   137,145,301  74.53%          215,436 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Daniela Barone 
 4(b)    Soares as a Director      137,042,731   99.93          99,820   0.07   137,142,551  74.53%          218,186 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Keith Barr as 
 4(c)    a Director                137,092,334   99.96          56,120   0.04   137,148,454  74.53%          212,283 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Patrick Cescau 
 4(d)    as a Director             134,519,242   98.09       2,625,504   1.91   137,144,746  74.53%          215,991 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Arthur de Haast 
 4(e)    as a Director             136,632,234   99.63         504,009   0.37   137,136,243  74.52%          224,494 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Ian Dyson as a 
 4(f)    Director                  134,008,728   97.72       3,123,962   2.28   137,132,690  74.52%          228,047 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson 
 4(g)    as a Director             135,760,170   99.94          77,238   0.06   135,837,408  73.82%        1,523,329 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Duriya Farooqui 
 4(h)    as a Director             136,925,664   99.84         220,822   0.16   137,146,486  74.53%          219,409 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Jo Harlow as a 
 4(i)    Director                  134,665,810   98.19       2,478,610   1.81   137,144,420  74.53%          221,475 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Elie Maalouf as 
 4(j)    a Director                137,113,951   99.97          38,436   0.03   137,152,387  74.53%          213,508 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Jill McDonald 
 4(k)    as a Director             134,742,035   98.24       2,409,531   1.76   137,151,566  74.53%          214,329 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Re-election of 
         Sharon Rothstein 
 4(l)    as a Director             136,932,255   99.84         221,262   0.16   137,153,517  74.53%          212,378 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Appointment of 
 5       Auditor                   136,668,336   99.64         489,855   0.36   137,158,191  74.54%          208,275 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Remuneration of 
 6       Auditor                   137,114,995   99.97          40,010   0.03   137,155,005  74.53%          211,461 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
 7      Political Donations        133,245,786   97.10       3,973,807   2.90   137,219,593  74.57%          146,748 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
 8      Allotment of shares        127,950,866   93.29       9,197,496   6.71   137,148,362  74.53%          218,104 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Disapplication 
         of pre-emption 
 9       rights                    136,337,851   99.69         428,772   0.31   136,766,623  74.32%          599,843 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Further disapplication 
         of pre-emption 
 10      rights                    135,601,503   99.15       1,159,176   0.85   136,760,679  74.32%          600,629 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Authority to purchase 
 11      own shares                136,623,464   99.62         518,064   0.38   137,141,528  74.53%          219,780 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
        Notice of General 
 12      Meetings                  127,936,866   93.28       9,216,968   6.72   137,153,834  74.53%          207,474 
       -------------------------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------  --------------- 
 

Notes:

   1.   The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chair discretion. 

2. Votes 'Withheld' are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

   3.   Resolutions 9 to 12 are special resolutions. 

4. IHG's total issued share capital consists of 187,717,720 ordinary shares of 20 (340) /(399) pence each, of which 3,701,408 ordinary shares are held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company is 184,016,312.

5. Copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Notice of Meeting.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Investor Relations   Stuart Ford (+44 (0)7823   Joe Simpson (+44 (0)7976 
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 Media Relations      Amy Shields (+44 (0)7881   Claire Scicluna (+44 (0)7776 
                       035 550)                   778 808) 
 

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