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. 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):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  4th October 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified: 8th October 2013

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: N/A

§ Number of voting rights: N/A

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

§ Number of shares direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights indirect: 63,160,257

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: 4.35%

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: 9,739,019

§ Percentage of voting rights Nominal: 0.67%

§ Percentage of voting rights Delta: 0.67%

Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights: 72,899,276

Percentage of voting rights: 5.02%

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 - 72,899,276 (5.02%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: 

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: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name: Timothy Dudley

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 1540

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Derek Woodward

Group Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 207 557 6415