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. Dates of the transactions (and dates on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  

(a) 13 June 2014

(b) 16 June 2014

6. Dates on which issuer notified:

(a) 17 June 2014

(b) 18 June 2014

7. Thresholds that is/are crossed or reached:

(a) 4%

(b) 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

§ (a) Number of shares: 60,044,456

(b) Number of shares: 54,768,141

§ (a) Number of voting rights: 60,044,456

(b) Number of shares: 54,768,141

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

§ (a) Number of shares direct: 42,192,879

(b) Number of shares direct: 31,367,266

§ (a) Number of voting rights direct: 42,192,879

(b) Number of voting rights direct: 31,367,266

§ (a) Number of voting rights indirect: 10,893,146

(b) Number of voting rights indirect: 8,073,771

§ (a) Percentage of voting rights direct: 2.89%

(b) Percentage of voting rights direct: 2.14%

§ (a) Percentage of voting rights indirect: 0.74%

(b) Percentage of voting rights indirect: 0.55%

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

§ (a) and (b): Type of financial instrument: CFD

§ Exercise Price: 

§ Expiration Date: 

§ Exercise/Conversion period: 

§ (a) Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 1,682,116

(b) Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 1,246,752

§ (a) Percentage of voting rights Nominal:0.11%

(b) Percentage of voting rights Nominal: 0.09%

§ (a) and (b): Percentage of voting rights Delta: 1

(a) Total (A+B+C): Number of voting rights: 54,768,141

Percentage of voting rights: 3.74%

(b) Total (A+B+C): Number of voting rights: 40,687,789

Percentage of voting rights: 2.78%

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