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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights

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

Legal & General Group plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s): N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 1 March 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 March 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 3% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: Ordinary EUR 0.10

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

§ Number of shares: 27,220,583 (As on 21/02/2013)

§ Number of voting rights: 27,220,583 (As on 21/02/2013)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

§ Number of shares direct:

§ Number of voting rights direct:

§ Number of voting rights indirect:

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: Below3%

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: Below 3%

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: 

Percentage of voting rights: Below 3.00%

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

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 909,581,166

14. Contact name: Angela Hayter (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Derek Woodward

Group Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 207 557 6415