25th Jun 2007 15:17
Thomas Cook Group PLC25 June 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Thomas Cook Group plc 2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( x ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Pardus Capital Management LLC Mr Karim Samii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : (1)Goldman Sachs International, as custodian in the name and for the benefit ofPardus Special Opportunities Master Fund L.P. (f/k/a Pardus European SpecialOpportunities Master Fund L.P.) (the "Fund"), holds 45,500,000 shares of ThomasCook Group plc (the "Company"). (2)Morgan Stanley & Co., as custodian in the name and for the benefit of theFund, holds 14,500,000 shares of the Company 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): On 19 June 2007 the 6% threshold was crossed when the Fund exchanged its sharesof MyTravel Group plc for shares of the Company pursuant to the scheme ofarrangement which became effective on 19 June 2007. On 21 June 2007 the Fund purchased an additional 1,000,000 shares of theCompany. 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 June 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights Ordinary shares of .10EUR each 0 Please see Sections 9 and 13 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 60,000,000 6.173% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Not applicable Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 60,000,000 6.173% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Prior to 19 June 2007, the Fund was the beneficial owner of 59,000,000 OrdinaryShares of 30p each ("MyTravel Shares") in the capital of MyTravel Group plc. Asa result of (1) the exchange for ordinary shares of .10 EUR each ("CompanyShares") of the Company for the MyTravel Shares pursuant to the scheme ofarrangement which became effective on 19 June 2007 and (2) the acquisitionreferred to above, the Fund is at the date of this notice the beneficial ownerof 60,000,000 Company Shares in aggregate. 45,500,000 Company Shares are heldby Goldman Sachs International as custodian for the Fund and 14,500,000 CompanyShares are held by Morgan Stanley & Co. as custodian for the Fund. Pardus Capital Management L.P. ("The Manager") serves as the investment managerof the Fund and possesses sole power at its discretion to vote and direct thedisposition of all Company Shares held by the Fund. The Manager is a controlled undertaking of Pardus Capital Management LLC, itsgeneral partner ("PCM LLC"). PCM LLC is controlled within the meaning of DTR5.2.1 by Mr Karim Samii, its sole member. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 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: The shares held prior to the acquisition on 21 June 2007 and included as thesubject of this notification were received in exchange for shares in MyTravelGroup plc pursuant to the scheme of arrangement which became effective on 19June 2007. Total voting rights of 971,912,124 have been used for thisnotification. 14. Contact name: Hamid Zanganeh 15. Contact telephone number: +1 212 381 7347 Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making thisnotification: Mike Vaux, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification - 25 June 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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