AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK As Depositary AND HOLDERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS Deposit Agreement Dated as of December 12, 1989 as Amended and Restated as of January 27, 1992 as Further Amended and Restated as of February 9, 1998 as Further Amended...Deposit Agreement • April 14th, 2003 • Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC • Blank checks • New York
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 12, 1989, as amended and restated as of January 27, 1992, as further amended and restated as of February 9, 1998, and as further amended and restated as of July 30, 2001, among SIX CONTINENTS PLC (f/k/a Bass Public Limited Companyand as further amended and restated as of ___________, 2003 among INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC (f/k/a Six Continents plc), a company incorporated in England and Wales, and its successors, THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation, as depositary hereunder and any successor as depositary hereunder, and all holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued hereunder.
EXHIBIT A TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENTDeposit Agreement • April 14th, 2003 • Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC • Blank checks
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Depositary (the "Depositary"), hereby certifies that _____________________________ is the owner of American Depositary Shares, representing deposited Ordinary Sharesordinary shares of 28p1 pound nominal value per share ("Shares"), or evidence of rights to receive such, of SIX CONTINENTSINTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC (the "Company"). At the date hereof, each American Depositary Share represents one Share or evidence of rights to receive such Share deposited under the Deposit Agreement (hereinafter defined) at the principal London office of THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Custodian (the "Custodian"). The Depositary’s Corporate Trust Office is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, N.Y. 10286, and its principal executive office is located at One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLCIntercontinental Hotels Group PLC • April 14th, 2003 • Blank checks
