Holiday Inn 2009 Annual Report Download - page 116

114 IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009
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 the majority of
shareholders through the Company’s website
www.ihgplc.com/investors under shareholder centre/reports.
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.
Shareholder Hotel Discount Promotion
IHG is currently operating a promotion for 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 companysecr[email protected]
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 2009, for UK Capital Gains
Tax purposes, may be found on the Company’s website at
www.ihgplc.com/investors under shareholder centre/tax
information.
Corporate Responsibility Report
IHG has published an online Corporate Responsibility Report for
2009 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.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, on 0871 384 2132†(UK callers)
or [phone] (non-UK callers).
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 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.
Overseas shareholders can have their dividends paid direct to their
bank account or by cheque in another major currency. Please
contact our Registrar for further details. Charges are payable for
this service.
If you think that you have out of date dividend warrants or
outstanding dividend payments please contact our Registrar
for further information.
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 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
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)
Equiniti offer ISAs in IHG shares. For further information please
contact our Registrar helpline on 0871 384 2244†.
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.
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.
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 116).
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.ihgplc.com/investors under
shareholder centre/ADR holders or by visiting the SEC’s website
at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
†Telephone calls to these numbers are currently charged at 8p per minute
if using a BT landline. Other telephony provider costs may vary.
Investor information