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; and

Other (please specify) - Change to share capital

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

Invesco Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  2 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 January 2013

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

17%, 16%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

§ Number of shares: 159,026,525

§ Number of voting rights: 159,026,525

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

§ Number of shares direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Number of voting rights indirect: 152,003,287

§ Percentage of voting rights direct: N/A

§ Percentage of voting rights indirect: 16.89%

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: 152,003,287

Percentage of voting rights: 16.89%

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

Invesco Asset Management Limited & Invesco Asset Management Japan Ltd - 5,453,393

Invesco Advisers Inc. & Invesco Asset Management Ltd - 89,525

Invesco Asset Management Japan Limited - 239,968

Invesco Asset Management Limited - 86,107,617

Invesco GT Management S.A - 518,817

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 126,558

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ireland - 662,135

Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 58,805,274

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:

14. Contact name: Zoe Richards

15. Contact telephone number: 01491 417249

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Beth Horlock

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 207 557 6418