SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             (Amendment No. 2)*

                     InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
          ________________________________________________________
                              (Name of Issuer)


                              Ordinary Shares
           _______________________________________________________
                        (Title of Class and Securities)

                                  B1WQCS4
           _______________________________________________________

                    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
schedule is filed:

/X/	Rule 13d-1(b)
/ /	Rule 13d-1(c)
/ /	Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting

person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of

securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which

would alter the disclosures provided in a prior page.


The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall  not be

deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section

of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,

see the Notes).



                  (Continued on following page(s))





CUSIP No. B1WQCS4
                                             13G
_____________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
     Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.      I.D. No. 62-0951781
_____________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                              (a)
                                              (b) X
_____________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________
(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Tennessee
_____________________________________________________________________
                                   :(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   :   (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY      :    11,519,828 shares
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     __________________________________
WITH                               :(6) SHARED OR NO VOTING POWER

                                        14,863,238 shares (Shared)
                                         1,135,450 shares (No Vote)
                                   __________________________________
                                   :(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                        (Discretionary Accounts)
                                   :    12,655,278 shares
                                   __________________________________
                                   :(8)  SHARED OR NO DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   :    14,863,238 shares (Shared)
                                                 0 shares (None)
_____________________________________________________________________
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      (Discretionary & Non-discretionary Accounts)
        27,518,516 shares
_____________________________________________________________________
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES
_____________________________________________________________________
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        9.4 %
_____________________________________________________________________
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
      IA
_____________________________________________________________________



CUSIP No.  B1WQCS4                                     13G
_____________________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
      Longleaf Partners Fund              I.D. No. 63-6147721
_____________________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                              (a)
                                              (b) X
_____________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________________
(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Massachusetts Business Trust
_____________________________________________________________________________
                                   :(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   :   (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY      :    None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     __________________________________________
WITH                               :(6) SHARED VOTING POWER

                                   :     14,863,238 shares (Shared)
                                   __________________________________________
                                   :(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   :    None
                                   __________________________________________
                                   :(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   :     14,863,238 shares (Shared)
_____________________________________________________________________________
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       14,863,238 shares
_____________________________________________________________________________
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES
_____________________________________________________________________________
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       5.1 %
_____________________________________________________________________________
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
      IV
_____________________________________________________________________________




CUSIP No.  B1WQCS4                                     13G
_____________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
     O. Mason Hawkins                         I.D. No. XXX-XX-XXXX
_____________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                              (a)
                                              (b) X
_____________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________
(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Citizen of United States
_____________________________________________________________________
                                   :(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   :   (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY      :    None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     __________________________________
WITH                               :(6) SHARED VOTING POWER

                                   :    None
                                   __________________________________
                                   :(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   :    None
                                   __________________________________
                                   :(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   :    None
_____________________________________________________________________
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      None (See Item 3)
_____________________________________________________________________
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES
_____________________________________________________________________
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
      0.0 %
_____________________________________________________________________
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
      IN
_____________________________________________________________________














Item 1.

     (a). Name of Issuer: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("Issuer")

     (b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

          Broadwater Park
          Denham, Buckinghamshire UB9 5HR
          United Kingdom


Item 2.

     (a) and (b). Names and Principal Business Addresses of Persons Filing:

      (1)         Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
                  6410 Poplar Ave., Suite 900
                  Memphis, TN 38119

      (2)         Longleaf Partners Fund
                  c/o Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
                  6410 Poplar Ave., Suite 900
                  Memphis, TN  38119

      (3)         Mr. O. Mason Hawkins
                  Chairman of the Board and C.E.O.
                  Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
                  6410 Poplar Ave., Suite 900
                  Memphis, TN 38119

     (c). Citizenship:

          Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. - A Tennessee corporation

          Longleaf Partners Fund, a series of Longleaf Partners Funds
          Trust, a Massachusetts business trust

          Mr. O. Mason Hawkins - U.S. Citizen

     (d). Title of Class of Securities:  InterContinental Hotels Group
          PLC Ordinary shares (the "Securities")

     (e). Cusip Number:  B1WQCS4


Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1 (b) or 13d-2 (b),
         check whether the person filing is a:

(d.)  Investment Company registered under Sec. 8 of the Investment
      Company Act - Longleaf Partners Fund, a series of Longleaf
      Partners Funds Trust.

(e.)  Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
      Advisers Act of 1940.  This statement is being filed by
      Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. as a registered investment
      adviser. All of the securities covered by this report are owned
      legally by Southeastern's investment advisory clients and none
      are owned directly or indirectly by Southeastern.  As permitted
      by Rule 13d-4, the filing of this statement shall not be
      construed as an admission that Southeastern Asset Management,
      Inc. is the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by
      this statement.

(g.)  Parent Holding Company.  This statement is also being filed by
      Mr. O. Mason Hawkins, Chairman of the Board and C.E.O. of
      Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. in the event he could be
      deemed to be a controlling person of that firm as the result of
      his official positions with or ownership of its voting
      securities. The existence of such control is expressly
      disclaimed.  Mr. Hawkins does not own directly or indirectly any
      securities covered by this statement for his own account.  As
      permitted by Rule 13d-4, the filing of this statement shall not
      be construed as an admission that Mr. Hawkins is the beneficial
      owner of any of the securities covered by this statement.


Item 4. Ownership:

     (a). Amount Beneficially Owned: (At 08/31/12)
          27,518,516 shares

     (b). Percent of Class:
          9.4 %

          This percentage is based on 291,613,946 shares of
          Ordinary shares outstanding.  The filers' holdings
          consist of 10,930,199 American Depository shares and
          16,588,317 Ordinary shares.

     (c). Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i).   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                 11,519,828 shares

          (ii).  shared or no power to vote or to direct the vote:

                 Shared - 14,863,238 shares
                 Securities owned by the following series of Longleaf
                 Partners Funds Trust, an open-end management
                 investment company registered under the Investment
                 Company Act of 1940, as follows:

                 Longleaf Partners Fund - 14,863,238 shares

                 No Power to Vote - 1,135,450 shares.

          (iii). sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                 of:

                 12,655,278 shares

          (iv).  shared or no power to dispose or to direct the
                 disposition of:

                 Shared - 14,863,238 shares
                 Securities owned by the following series of Longleaf
                 Partners Funds Trust, an open-end management
                 investment company registered under the Investment
                 Company Act of 1940, as follows:

                 Longleaf Partners Fund - 14,863,238 shares

                 No Power to Vote - 0 shares.


Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:  N/A


Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:  N/A


Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
        the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:  N/A


Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:  N/A


Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A


Item 10. Certification:


By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose and do not have the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.



                                  Signatures

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete, and correct.

Dated: September 10, 2012


                              Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.

                              By  /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
                              _______________________________________
                              Andrew R. McCarroll
                              Vice President and General Counsel

                              Longleaf Partners Fund
                              By:  Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.


                                 /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
                              _______________________________________
                              Andrew R. McCarroll
                              Vice President and General Counsel

                              O. Mason Hawkins, Individually

                                /s/ O. Mason Hawkins
                              _______________________________________



                        Joint Filing Agreement

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the persons or entities named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of
each of them of this Schedule 13G with respect to the Securities of the
Issuer and further agree that this joint filing agreement be included as an
exhibit to this Schedule 13G. In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby
execute this Agreement as of September 10, 2012.


                              Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.

                              By  /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
                              _______________________________________
                              Andrew R. McCarroll
                              Vice President and General Counsel

                              Longleaf Partners Fund
                              By:  Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.

                                 /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
                              _____________________________________________
                              Andrew R. McCarroll
                              Vice President and General Counsel

                              O. Mason Hawkins, Individually

                                /s/ O. Mason Hawkins
                              _______________________________________


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