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:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Goldman Sachs International

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 06 February 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified: 08 February 2012

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: N/A

§ Number of voting Rights: Below 3%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

§ Number of shares direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights indirect:  34,758,143

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: 3.97%

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: 34,758,143

Percentage of voting rights: 3.97%

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

The interest in 34,758,143 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, an indirect subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.

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: General email contact: [email protected]

14. Contact name: Gill Teasdale

15. Contact telephone number: 020-7051-1151

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Derek Woodward

Group Company Secretary

Tel: 020 7557 6415