THOMAS COOK COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ?GER TOURS

THOMAS COOK GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ÖGER TOURS

1 October 2010

Thomas Cook Group plc announces that its acquisition of Öger Tours, a leading German tour operator, has completed following competition clearance from the European Commission and satisfaction of other conditions. The transaction was originally announced on 12 July 2010.

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Faeth Birch

Notes to editors:

Founded in 1969, Öger Tours is one of the leading tour operators in Germany, selling primarily package holidays to Turkey. In the year ending 31 October 2009, Öger Tours carried more than 400,000 passengers, and reported gross revenues of €256 million and operating profit of €3.3 million.