Thomas Cook Regulatory News (TCG)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Thomas Cook Group plc

2. Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Lloyds Banking Group plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): see section 9

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 7 October 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified: 10 October 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 

Indirect holdings decreased to below 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

§ Number of shares: 79,552,154

§ Number of voting Rights: 79,552,154

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

§ Number of shares direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights indirect:  78,386,244

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: 8.959%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

§ Type of financial instrument: N/A

§ Expiration Date: N/A

§ Exercise/Conversion period: N/A 

§ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights: N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

§ Type of financial instrument: N/A

§ Exercise Price: N/A

§ Expiration Date: N/A

§ Exercise/Conversion period: N/A

§ Number of voting rights instrument refers to: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights Nominal: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights Delta: N/A

Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights: 78,386,244

Percentage of voting rights: 8.959%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

77,321,002 shares (8.837%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 874,990,495

14. Contact name: Glen Johnstone

15. Contact telephone number: 0113 235 7729

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Derek Woodward

Group Company Secretary

Tel: 020 7557 6415