Director/PDMR Shareholding

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Christoph Debus

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

PDMR - Chief Airlines Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Thomas Cook Group plc

b)

LEI

54930047DBKKLH3SF728

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of €0.01 each

ISIN  GB00B1VYCH82

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of 137,143 shares from September 2013 award under the Performance Share Plan and subsequent sale of 53,882 vesting shares to cover tax

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

30 September 2016

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)