15 Feb 2016 12:28
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Thomas Cook Group PLC | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | yes | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | no | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | no | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | no | |||
Other (please specify): | Â | no | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -10.036% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.430% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.606% | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s)Â (if different from 3.):iv | Vidacos Nominees\HSBC | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 11/02/2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 12/02/2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited -10.00% Standard Life Investments Limited -10.00% Â | |||
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8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
 GB00B1VYCH82 | 152,783,539 | 152,783,539 | 154,137,106 |  | 154,137,106 |  | 10.036 | ||||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to  | % of voting rights xix, xx  | ||||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
154,137,106 | 10.036 | ||||||||||||||||
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
  Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -10.036% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.430% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.606% | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | Â | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | Â | |
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13. Additional information: | Â | |
14. Contact name: | Alice Marsden | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7557 6400 | |
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