Holiday Inn 2011 Annual Report Download - page 58

56 IHG Annual Review and Summary Financial Statement 2011
INVESTOR INFORMATION
Website and electronic communication
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 shareholders
through the Company’s website www.ihgplc.com/investors under
financial library.
Shareholder Hotel Discount Promotion
IHG is offering discounted hotel stays (subject to availability) for
registered shareholders, through a dedicated, controlled access
website. For further details please contact the Company Secretariat
at the registered office on 01895 512 000 or email
[e-mail].
Share price information
The latest share price is available in the financial press. Further
details of the share price may be found on the Company’s website
www.ihgplc.com/investors.
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 2011, for UK Capital Gains Tax purposes,
may be found on the Company’s website www.ihgplc.com/investors
under shareholder centre/tax information.
Corporate Responsibility Report
IHG has published an online Corporate Responsibility Report
(updated quarterly) covering progress on a range of environmental,
social and community issues. This is available on our corporate
website and can be viewed at www.ihgplc.com/responsibility.
Registrar
For enquiries concerning individual shareholdings, notification of
a shareholder’s change of address and for information on a range
of shareholder services please contact the Company’s Registrar,
Equiniti (details shown on page 57).
Dividend services
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 helpline on 0871 384 2268†. A DRIP application form
and information booklet are available on the Company’s website
www.ihgplc.com/investors under shareholder centre/dividends.
Shareholders who would like their dividends to be paid directly
into a bank or building society account, or who wish to amalgamate
their shareholder accounts in order to avoid duplicate mailing of
shareholder communications should contact our Registrar.
It may be possible for shareholders to have their dividends paid
direct to their bank account in a local currency. Charges are
payable for this service. Further information is available at
www.shareview.co.uk under shareholder centre/overseas
payment service.
If you think that you have out of date dividend cheques or
outstanding dividend payments please contact our Registrar
for further information.
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)
Equiniti offer ISAs in IHG shares. For further information please
contact our Registrar helpline on 0871 384 2244†.
Share dealing services
Equiniti offer a postal dealing facility for IHG shares. For more
information on this service, call 0871 384 2132†. They also offer a
telephone and internet share dealing service, Shareview Dealing,
which provides a simple and convenient way of buying and selling
shares. For telephone dealings, call 08456 037 037 between
8.00am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday, and for internet dealings
log on to www.shareview.co.uk.
ShareGift
The Orr Mackintosh Foundation operates this charity share
donation scheme for shareholders with small holdings of shares,
the value of which makes them uneconomic to sell. Details can be
obtained from Equiniti, the ShareGift website www.sharegift.org
or by calling ShareGift on 020 7930 3737.
Missing shareholders
Working with ProSearch (an asset reunification company), we
continue to look for shareholders who have not kept their contact
details up-to-date. We have funds waiting to be claimed and are
committed to doing what we can to pay these to their rightful
owners. For further details please contact ProSearch on
01732 741 411 or email [e-mail].
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.moneyadviceservice.org.uk.
Details of any share dealing facilities that the Company endorses
will be included in Company mailings.
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, our
authorised depositary bank (details shown on page 57).
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.ihgplc.com/investors under
shareholder centre/ADR holders or by visiting the SEC’s website
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
Summary forward-looking statement
This Annual Review and Summary Financial Statement contains
certain forward-looking statements as defined under US legislation
(Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). By their
nature, such statements involve uncertainty; as a consequence,
actual results and developments may differ materially from those
expressed in or implied by such statements. A more detailed
explanation of the risks and uncertainties related to forward-looking
statements is set out on page 129 of the Annual Report and
Financial Statements 2011, copies of which are available from the
registered office of the Company (details shown on page 57) or
on the Company’s website www.ihgplc.com/investors under
shareholder centre/reports.