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: Kames Capital

4. Full name of shareholder(s):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  23 January 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 January 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

§ Number of shares: 57,981,528

§ Number of voting rights: 57,981,528

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

§ Number of shares direct: 44,840,676

§ Number of voting rights direct: 44,840,676

§ Number of voting rights indirect: 12,921,536

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: 3.07%

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: 0.88%

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: CFD

§ Exercise Price: 

§ Expiration Date: 

§ Exercise/Conversion period: 

§ Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 1,295,989

§ Percentage of voting rights Nominal: 0.09%

§ Percentage of voting rights Delta: 1

Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights: 59,058,201

Percentage of voting rights: 4.04%

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

Kames Capital:-

Kames Capital Plc

Kames Capital Management Ltd

Kames Capital ICVC

Kames Capital VCIC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: Kames Capital

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name: Wendy Dunsmore

15. Contact telephone number: 0131 549 3706

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Derek Woodward

Group Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 207 557 6415