7 Aug 2008 14:34
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares | |||||||||||
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| Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Thomas Cook Group PLC | ||||||||||
| Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | yes | ||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | no | ||||||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | yes | ||||||||||
| Other (please specify): |
| no | |||||||||
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| Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Standard Life Investments Ltd | ||||||||||
| Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Vidacos Nominees | ||||||||||
| Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 5 August 2008 | ||||||||||
| Date on which issuer notified: | 6 August 2008 | ||||||||||
| Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 7% | ||||||||||
| Notified Details | |||||||||||
| Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||
| Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code | GB00B1VYCH82 | ||||||||||
| Situation previous to the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | ||||||||||
| 59,527,821 | 59,527,821 | ||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||
| 66,007,440 | 34,303,072 | 31,704,368 | 3.655% | 3.378% | |||||||
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| Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired(if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||
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| Total (A+B) | |||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||
| 66,007,440 | 7.032% | ||||||||||
| Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||
| Standard Life Investments Ltd | |||||||||||
| Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||
| Name of proxy holder: |
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| Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| Additional information: |
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| Contact name: | Derek Woodward Group Company Secretary | ||||||||||
| Contact telephone number: | 020 7034 7578 | ||||||||||