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 and an acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

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

BlackRock Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 2 November 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 November 2010

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

Holding has gone above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

§ Number of shares: 39,864,952

§ Number of voting Rights: 39,864,952

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

§ Number of shares direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights direct: N/A 

§ Number of voting rights indirect: 40,751,830 

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: 4.75%

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: Contract for Difference

§ Exercise Price: N/A

§ Expiration Date: N/A

§ Exercise/Conversion period: N/A

§ Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 2,490,979

§ Percentage of voting rights Nominal: 0.29%

§ Percentage of voting rights Delta: 0.29%

Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights: 43,242,809

Percentage of voting rights: 5.04%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 43,242,809 (5.04%)

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: BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name: Stuart Watchorn

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Derek Woodward

Group Company Secretary 

Tel: 020 7557 6400