SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For 12 November 2004
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's name)
67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3HD, England
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No
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Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | ||||
99.1 | Director Shareholding dated 29 October 2004 | ||||
99.2 | Debt Refinancing dated 11 November 2004 | ||||
99.3 | Bond Tender Offer dated 11 November 2004 |
Exhibit 99.1
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1. Name of company
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
2. Name of director(s)
Technical interest of all Executive Directors in common with all potential
beneficiaries in an Employee Share Ownership Trust
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Shares held by the InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Employee Share Ownership
Trust (Jersey)
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
Greenwood Nominees Limited, Account no 522000
5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
No
6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary
Release of shares to participants (not directors) under an Executive Share Option Plan
7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class
N/A
9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
18,430
10. Percentage of issued class
N/A
11. Class of security
Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
12. Price per share
N/A
13. Date of transactions
27 October 2004
14. Date company informed
29 October 2004
15. Total holding in the Trust following this notification
2,803,272 Ordinary shares
16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Negligible
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.
17. Date of grant
N/A
18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
N/A
22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
N/A
23. Any additional information
N/A
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Liz Searle 01753 410246
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Liz Searle
Company Secretarial Assistant
Date of Notification
29 October 2004
The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this
document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or
any such material.
Exhibit 99.2
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
11 November 2004
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Refinances Debt
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") announces today it has signed a new
£1.6bn syndicated banking facility, which will provide flexible committed
funding over the medium term and will replace its existing $1.5bn syndicated
banking facility. The £1.6bn facility comprises a 5-year £1.1bn revolving credit
facility and a 364-day £500m revolving credit facility. The facility has an
initial margin of 37.5 bps over LIBOR and will be used, inter alia, to finance a
tender offer launched today to repurchase for cash IHG's Euro denominated 4.75%
bonds due 2010, which have a nominal value of
600m, and to finance the separate
redemption at par for cash of those outstanding of IHG's Sterling denominated
5.75% bonds due 2007, which have a nominal value of £18.1m.
The key benefits of the refinancing are:
Under the tender offer for IHG's Euro denominated 4.75% bonds due 2010, IHG will
invite current bondholders to tender their bonds at a fixed tender spread over a
benchmark German Government bond and to consent to the amendment of the terms of
the bonds to give IHG a call option feature at par on any bonds which are not
submitted in the tender offer. The offer is expected to result in IHG
repurchasing tendered bonds at a premium to par value. Any repurchase premium
will be treated as an exceptional profit and loss account charge.
Separately, the outstanding Sterling denominated bonds issued by Six Continents
PLC and due 2007 will be redeemed at their nominal principal amount of £18.1m
together with accrued interest to the date of redemption. Notice of early
redemption has been given today to the bondholders.
Full details of the tender offer proposal can be found in the Notice of Terms of
Tender Offer dated 11 November 2004, issued today.
For further information, please contact:
IHG Contacts | |||
Investor Relations: | +44 (0) 1753 410 176 | ||
Media relations: | +44 (0) 7808 094 471 | ||
Bondholder Contact for the 2010 Tender Offer | |||
Lead Dealer Manager | JPMorgan | ||
John Cavanagh: +44 (0) 20 7742 7506 |
Important Notice
The distribution of this document in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by
law. Persons into whose possession this document comes are required by IHG,
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., Barclays capital and HSBC Bank PLC to inform
themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
This press release does not constitute, or form part of, any solicitation of any
offer or invitation to sell any securities in any jurisdiction nor shall it (or
any part of it), or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of or be relied
on in connection with any contract therefore. No indications of interest in the
Tender Offer are sought by this press release.
The Tender Offer is not being made to, and tenders will not be accepted from or
on behalf of, holders of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or
tender thereof will not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction.
Please refer to the Notice of Terms of Tender Offer dated 11 November 2004 for a
listing of further restrictions.
The Tender Offer is not being made and will not be made directly or indirectly
in, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate
or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of,
the United States of America. This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile
transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone and the Internet. Accordingly,
copies of this document and any related offering documents are not being, and
must not be, mailed or otherwise transmitted or distributed in or into the
United States of America. Any purported acceptance of the Tender Offer resulting
directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid.
The Tender Agent will not accept any tender on behalf of IHG by any such use,
means, and instrumentality of facility of from within the United States. Any
Noteholder who holds its notes through a custodian in the United States should
contact the Lead Dealer Manager.
The Tender Offer is not being made in the Republic of Italy ("Italy") and the
tender offer document has not been submitted to the clearance procedure of
Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa pursuant to Italian laws and
regulations and may not be used in Italy in connection with the Tender Offer.
Accordingly, holders of Notes are hereby notified that, to the extent such
holders are Italian residents or located in the Republic of Italy, the Tender
Offer is not available to them and, as such, any tenders received from such
persons shall be void and neither the tender offer document nor any other
material relating to the Tender Offer may be distributed or made available in
Italy.
Exhibit 99.3
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
11 November 2004
Press Release
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC launches bond Tender Offer.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") announced today that it is offering to
purchase for cash (the "Tender Offer") its 600 million 4.75% Notes due 20
October 2010 (the "Notes"). In conjunction with the Tender Offer, IHG will be
calling noteholders' meetings seeking to add a call option to the Notes to
enable IHG to redeem those Notes which are not submitted in the Tender Offer
(the "Noteholders' Meetings").
IHG has recently signed a new £1.6bn syndicated bank facility which will provide
it with flexible funding for the next five years. The Tender Offer demonstrates
IHG's continued commitment towards optimising its sources of funding and
provides 2010 Noteholders with the opportunity to realise price gains on the
Notes.
The Tender Offer begins on 11 November 2004 and ends on 3 December 2004 at 5:00
p.m. (CET). The Noteholders' Meetings are scheduled to occur on 6 December 2004.
Assuming successful passage of the proposed resolutions at the Noteholders'
Meetings, the Tender Offer's applicable cash prices will be set on 7 December
2004 at 11:00 a.m. (CET) with settlement occurring soon thereafter.
Noteholders responding to the Tender Offer by 5:00 p.m. (CET) on 24 November
2004 will receive the full tender price, with those responding thereafter
receiving a reduced tender price. Pricing details of the Tender Offer are as
follows:
Issuer: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
Notes: 600 million 4.75% Notes due 20 October 2010 (ISIN: XS0178293196)
Reference Government Security: DBR 5.25% Notes due 4 July 2010
Fixed Tender Spread for respondents on or before 5:00 p.m. (CET) on 24 November
2004: +40 bps
Illustrative Cash Price*: 105.429
Fixed Tender Spread for respondents after 5:00 p.m. (CET) on 24 November 2004: +52 bps
Illustrative Cash Price*: 104.788
*Based on adding the Fixed Tender Spread to the bid yield to maturity of the
Reference Government Security quoted as of 10 November 2004 and converting to a
cash price, assuming a settlement date of 9 December 2004.
The Tender Offer will be executed through the relevant clearing systems. Full
details of the Tender Offer and the Noteholders' Meetings can be found in the
Notice of Terms of Tender Offer dated 11 November 2004.
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. is acting as Lead Dealer Manager for the Tender
Offer. For further details, please contact:
John Cavanagh on +44 (0) 20 7742 7506 or john.cavanagh@jpmorgan.com.
Barclays Capital and HSBC Bank plc are acting as Co-Dealer Managers for the
Tender Offer.
HSBC Bank plc of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ is acting as Tender Agent for
the Tender Offer.
The distribution of this document in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by
law. Persons into whose possession this document comes are required by IHG,
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., Barclays Capital and HSBC Bank plc to inform
themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
This press release does not constitute, or form part of, any solicitation of any
offer or invitation to sell any securities in any jurisdiction nor shall it (or
any part of it), or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of or be relied
on in connection with any contract therefore. No indications of interest in the
Tender Offer are sought by this press release.
The Tender Offer is not being made to, and tenders will not be accepted from or
on behalf of, holders of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or
tender thereof will not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction.
Please refer to the Notice of Terms of Tender Offer dated 11 November 2004 for
details of further restrictions relating to the Tender Offer.
The Tender Offer is not being made and will not be made directly or indirectly
in, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate
or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of,
the United States of America. This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile
transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone and the Internet. Accordingly,
copies of this document and any related offering documents are not being, and
must not be, mailed or otherwise transmitted or distributed in or into the
United States of America. Any purported acceptance of the Tender Offer resulting
directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid.
The Tender Agent will not accept any tender on behalf of IHG by any such use,
means, instrumentality of facility of from within the United States. Any
Noteholder who holds its notes through a custodian in the United States should
contact the Lead Dealer Manager.
The Tender Offer is not being made in the Republic of Italy ("Italy") and the
tender offer document has not been submitted to the clearance procedure of
Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa pursuant to Italian laws and
regulations and may not be used in Italy in connection with the Tender Offer.
Accordingly, holders of Notes are hereby notified that, to the extent such
holders are Italian residents or located in the Republic of Italy, the Tender
Offer is not available to them and, as such, any tenders received from such
persons shall be void and neither the tender offer document nor any other
material relating to the Tender Offer may be distributed or made available in
Italy.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ C. Cox | |
Name: | C. COX | |
Title: | COMPANY SECRETARIAL OFFICER | |
Date: | 12 November 2004 | |