28 Jul 2015 18:25
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: 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): | No | ||||||||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Invesco Limited | ||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |||||||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 27 July 2015 | ||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28 July 2015 | ||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 18% | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
Ordinary Eur0.10 | 261,699,149 | 261,699,149 | 277,529,587 | 18.07% | ||||||||||||
GB00B1VYCH82 | ||||||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
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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| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
277,529,587 | 18.07% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 274,862,755 Invesco Advisers Inc.- 263,750 Invesco Global Asset Management - 489,001 Invesco Canada Ltd - 35,572 Invesco Australia Ltd. - 114,932 Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 1,763,577
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Invesco Limited | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Philippa Sadler | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01491 417 447 | |
Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:
Carolyn Gibson 020 7294 7196
Group Company Secretary