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 29
September 2022
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
(Registrant's
name)
Broadwater
Park, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5HJ, United Kingdom
(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
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not
applicable
EXHIBIT
INDEX
99.1
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Update:
unauthorised access to technology systems dated 29 September
2022
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Exhibit
No: 99.1
29 September
2022
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
Update regarding unauthorised access to technology
systems
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG or the Company) provides an
update further to its announcement on 6 September that parts
of the Company's technology systems had been subject to
unauthorised activity causing disruption to IHG's booking channels
and other applications.
Following a period of disruption, by Wednesday 7 September IHG had
re-activated its booking websites and mobile app together with most
of its other booking channels and revenue-generating systems.
Subsequently, service at our Reservation and Customer Care call
centres has been recovered and all our systems restored. During the
disruption in our central systems, IHG-branded hotels continued to
operate and were able to take reservations directly.
We have continued to carry out additional steps as part of our
recovery and assurance plans to review and further enhance our
security measures. External specialists were engaged to investigate
the incident, and no evidence of unauthorised access to systems
storing guest data has been identified. We have also reported the
criminal activity to law enforcement. We continue to work closely
with our hotels and owners throughout this time.
For further information, please contact:
Investor
Relations: Stuart
Ford (+44 (0)7823 828 739)
Media
Relations:
Amy Shields (+44 (0)7881 035 550)
About IHG Hotels & Resorts:
IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON:IHG,
NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to
provide True Hospitality for Good.
With a family of 17 hotel brands and IHG
One Rewards, one of the world's
largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in
more than 100 countries, and more than 1,800 in the development
pipeline.
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Luxury & Lifestyle: Six
Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent
Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental
Hotels & Resorts, Vignette
Collection, Kimpton
Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel
Indigo
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Premium: voco
hotels, HUALUXE
Hotels & Resorts, Crowne
Plaza Hotels & Resorts, EVEN
Hotels
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Essentials: Holiday
Inn Hotels & Resorts, Holiday
Inn Express, avid
hotels
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Suites: Atwell
Suites, Staybridge
Suites, Holiday
Inn Club Vacations, Candlewood
Suites
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company
and is incorporated and registered in England and Wales.
Approximately 325,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate
offices globally.
Visit us online for more about our hotels
and reservations and IHG
One Rewards. To
download the new IHG One Rewards app, visit the Apple
App or Google
Play stores.
For our latest news, visit our Newsroom and
follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements:
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements as
defined under United States law (Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) and otherwise. These forward-looking
statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate
only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements
often use words such as 'anticipate', 'target', 'expect',
'estimate', 'intend', 'plan', 'goal', 'believe' or other words of
similar meaning. These statements are based on assumptions and
assessments made by InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's management
in light of their experience and their perception of historical
trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other
factors they believe to be appropriate. By their nature,
forward-looking statements are inherently predictive, speculative
and involve risk and uncertainty. There are a number of factors
that could cause actual results and developments to differ
materially from those expressed in or implied by, such
forward-looking statements. The main factors that could affect the
business and the financial results are described in the 'Risk
Factors' section in the current InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's
Annual report and Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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.
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
C. Lindsay
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Name:
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C.
LINDSAY
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Title:
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ASSISTANT
COMPANY SECRETARY
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Date:
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29
September 2022
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