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: Kames Capital

4. Full name of shareholder(s):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  9 May 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 May 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

§ Number of shares: 27,387,606

§ Number of voting rights: 27,387,606

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

§ Number of shares direct: 17,522,349

§ Number of voting rights direct: 17,522,349

§ Number of voting rights indirect: 8,625,964

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: 1.92%

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: 0.94%

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: 1,219,293

§ Percentage of voting rights Nominal: 0.13%

§ Percentage of voting rights Delta: 1

Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights: 27,367,606

Percentage of voting rights: 2.99%

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

Kames Capital:-

Kames Capital Plc

Kames Capital Management Ltd

Kames Capital ICVC

Kames Capital VCIC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: Kames Capital

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:

14. Contact name: Wendy Dunsmore

15. Contact telephone number: 0131 549 3706

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Derek Woodward

Group Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 207 557 6415