Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Thomas Cook Group PLC

Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

no

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

yes

Other (please specify):

no

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

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Vidacos Nominees

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

5 August 2008

Date on which issuer notified:

6 August 2008

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

7%

Notified Details

Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code

GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

59,527,821

59,527,821

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

66,007,440

34,303,072

31,704,368

3.655%

3.378%

Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired(if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

66,007,440

7.032%

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

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Proxy Voting:

Name of proxy holder:

Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

Additional information:

Contact name:

Derek Woodward Group Company Secretary 

Contact telephone number:

020 7034 7578