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104 IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008
Registrar
For enquiries concerning individual shareholdings and for
information on a range of shareholder services please contact
the Company’s Registrar, Equiniti (details shown on page 105).
Website and electronic communication
Following changes introduced by the Companies Act 2006,
as part of the Company’s commitment to reducing the cost and
environmental impact of producing and distributing printed
documents in very large quantities, IHG’s Annual Report and
Annual Review have been made available to the majority of
shareholders through the Company’s website
www.ihg.com/investors under financial library.
Shareholders may appoint electronically a proxy to vote on their
behalf on any poll that may be held at the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting. Shareholders who hold their shares through
CREST may appoint proxies through the CREST electronic proxy
appointment service, by using the procedures described in the
CREST manual.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The Company offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) for
shareholders to purchase additional IHG shares with their cash
dividends. For further information about the DRIP, please contact
our Registrar, Equiniti (details shown on page 105).
Shareholder security
Many companies have become aware that their shareholders have
received unsolicited telephone calls or correspondence concerning
investment matters. These are typically from overseas based
‘brokers’ who target UK shareholders, offering to sell them what often
turn out to be worthless or high-risk shares in US or UK investments.
These operations are commonly known as ‘boiler rooms’.
More detailed information on this or similar activity can be found
on the Financial Services Authority website
www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk
Details of any share dealing facilities that the Company endorses
will be included in Company mailings.
Changes to the base cost of IHG shares
Details of all the changes to the base cost of IHG shares held
since April 2003 up to December 2008, for UK Capital Gains Tax
purposes, may be found on the Company’s website at
www.ihg.com/cgt
Corporate Responsibility Report
IHG has published an online Corporate Responsibility Report for
2008 covering progress on a range of environmental, social and
community issues. This is available on our corporate website
and can be downloaded directly at www.ihg.com/responsibility
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)
The Company’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange
in the form of American Depositary Shares, evidenced by ADRs and
traded under the symbol ‘IHG’.
Each ADR represents one ordinary share. All enquiries regarding
ADR holder accounts and payment of dividends should be directed
to JPMorgan Chase & Co., the authorised depositary bank (details
shown on page 105).
Form 20-F
The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US and files
with the SEC an Annual Report on Form 20-F. The Form 20-F
can be found on the Company’s website www.ihg.com/investors
under shareholder centre/shares and dividends/adr or by visiting
the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Share price information
Further details of IHG’s share price may be found on the Company’s website at www.ihg.com/investors under share price.
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Source: Datastream
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC – Share price FTSE 100 – Index
Share price 2008: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC v FTSE 100
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