Transaction in Own Shares

17 Apr 2008 07:00

Thomas Cook Group PLC17 April 2008 Thomas Cook Group plc announces that on 16 April 2008 it purchased 250,000ordinary shares for cancellation. The highest price paid per share was 298.125pence (excluding expenses) and the lowest price paid was 293.50 pence (excludingexpenses). As a result of these purchases Thomas Cook Group plc will purchase 279,841ordinary shares in aggregate from Arcandor AG and KarstadtQuelle Freizeit GmbHat a price of 296.3449 pence per share, which is the average price paid for theshares reported above. Enquiries Mike VauxActing Group Company SecretaryTel: +44 1706 742 000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange