{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"92125","rtpr_id":"nACSgZsB9a","ticker":"IHG","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["IHG"],"title":"InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - July 20","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-07-20T06:00:03.522Z","article_body":"Purchase of own shares\n\nLONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / July 20, 2026\n/ The Company announces that on 17 July 2026 it purchased the following number\nof its ordinary shares of 20(340/399) pence each through Goldman Sachs\nInternational (\"GSI\") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the\nauthority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 8\nMay 2025 (the \"Purchase\"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions\nissued by the Company on 17 February 2026, as announced on 17 February 2026.\n\n Date of purchase:                               17 July 2026  \n Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  1,000         \n Lowest price paid per share:                    $ 156.8000    \n Highest price paid per share:                   $ 158.4500    \n Average price paid per share:                   $ 157.5595    \n\nThe Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.\n\nFollowing the above transaction, the Company has 148,610,282 ordinary shares\nin issue (excluding 5,431,782 held in treasury).\n\nA full breakdown of the individual purchases by GSI is included below.\n\nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8966M_1-2026-7-17.pdf\n\nEnquiries to:\n\nInterContinental Hotels Group PLC:\n\nInvestor Relations: Stuart Ford (+44 (0)7823 828 739); Kate Carpenter (+44 (0)\n7825 655 702); Joe Simpson (+44 (0)7976 862 072)\n\nMedia Relations: Neil Maidment (+44 (0)7970 668 250); Mike Ward (+44 (0)7795\n257 407)\n\nThis information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock\nExchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a\nPrimary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions\nrelating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For\nfurther information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.\n\nSOURCE: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/travel/intercontinental-hotels-group-plc-announces-transaction-in-own-shares-july-20-1193159)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSgZsB9a","title":"InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - July 20","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"IHG","created":"2026-07-20T06:00:03.522Z","tickers":["IHG"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"Purchase of own shares\n\nLONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / July 20, 2026\n/ The Company announces that on 17 July 2026 it purchased the following number\nof its ordinary shares of 20(340/399) pence each through Goldman Sachs\nInternational (\"GSI\") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the\nauthority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 8\nMay 2025 (the \"Purchase\"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions\nissued by the Company on 17 February 2026, as announced on 17 February 2026.\n\n Date of purchase:                               17 July 2026  \n Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  1,000         \n Lowest price paid per share:                    $ 156.8000    \n Highest price paid per share:                   $ 158.4500    \n Average price paid per share:                   $ 157.5595    \n\nThe Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.\n\nFollowing the above transaction, the Company has 148,610,282 ordinary shares\nin issue (excluding 5,431,782 held in treasury).\n\nA full breakdown of the individual purchases by GSI is included below.\n\nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8966M_1-2026-7-17.pdf\n\nEnquiries to:\n\nInterContinental Hotels Group PLC:\n\nInvestor Relations: Stuart Ford (+44 (0)7823 828 739); Kate Carpenter (+44 (0)\n7825 655 702); Joe Simpson (+44 (0)7976 862 072)\n\nMedia Relations: Neil Maidment (+44 (0)7970 668 250); Mike Ward (+44 (0)7795\n257 407)\n\nThis information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock\nExchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a\nPrimary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions\nrelating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For\nfurther information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.\n\nSOURCE: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/travel/intercontinental-hotels-group-plc-announces-transaction-in-own-shares-july-20-1193159)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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