Holding(s) in Company

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

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (parent company) (4.97%), comprised of Standard Life Investments Limited (3.90%) and Ignis Investment Services Limited (1.07%)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Vidacos Nominees/HSBC

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 29 August 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 September 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

§ Number of shares: 73,530,349

§ Number of voting Rights: 73,530,349

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

§ Number of shares: 72,611,815

§ Number of voting rights direct: 39,484,004

§ Number of voting rights indirect: 33,127,811

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: 2.703%

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: 2.268%

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: N/A

§ Exercise Price: N/A

§ Expiration Date: N/A

§ Exercise/Conversion period: N/A

§ Number of voting rights instrument refers to: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights Nominal: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights Delta: N/A

Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights: 72,611,815

Percentage of voting rights: 4.971%

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 4.97% comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited - 3.90%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 1.07%

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: N/A

14. Contact name: Standard Life Investments Ltd - [email protected]

15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 131 245 6565

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Derek Woodward

Group Company Secretary 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7557 6415