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 of voting rights; and 

Disclosure of holdings follows the sale of Insight Investment Management Limited on 2 November 2009. This notification supersedes any notifications previously issued by Lloyds Banking Group plc.

 

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

Lloyds Banking Group plc

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See section 9

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 2 November 2009

 

6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A - direct/indirect holdings remain above 6%

 

8. Notified details:

    A:    Voting rights attached to shares

 

    Class/type of shares: GB00B1VYCH82

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

• Number of shares: 51,984,456

• Number of voting Rights: 51,984,456

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

    ·   Number of shares direct: 1,852,388

    ·   Number of voting rights direct:  1,852,388

    ·   Number of voting rights indirect:  51,388,976

    ·   Percentage of voting rights direct: 0.216%

    ·   Percentage of voting rights indirect:  5.987%

    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: 53,241,364

                                 Percentage of voting rights:  6.203%

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

52,674,139 shares (6.137%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

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: N/A

14. Contact name: Matthew Wilson

 

15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 113 235 7729

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:  

Derek Woodward 

Group Company Secretary 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7557 6400

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