Thomas Cook Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (6122E)

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RNS Number : 6122E

Thomas Cook Group PLC

09 May 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Thomas Cook Group plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    Guo Guangchang 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               FPI (UK) 1 Limited and Fosun 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                  International Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   8 May, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      9 May, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                          11% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                    triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number             Number          Number of                % of voting 
                of                 of                 of              voting                   rights (x) 
                Shares             Voting             shares          rights 
                                   Rights 
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                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
  EUR0.10                           168,705,644                                 169,059,734                  11.0075% 
               ----------------  -----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B1VYCH82 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                          Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                         rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         price          date             Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 169,059,734                                           11.0075% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Guo Guangchang is the effective holder of the voting 
   rights described in this notification through the following 
   chain of controlled undertakings: 
 
   Guo Guangchang is a majority shareholder of Fosun International 
   Holdings Ltd. which owns 100% of the shares in Fosun 
   Holdings Limited which owns 71.76% of the shares in 
   Fosun International Limited which owns 100% of the shares 
   in Fosun Financial Holdings Limited which owns 100% 
   of the shares in Millennium Gain Limited, which owns 
   100% of the shares in Longrun Portugal, SGPS, S.A. which 
   owns 84.9861% of Fidelidade - Companhia de Seguros, 
   S.A. which owns 100% of the shares of Fidelidade - Property 
   International, S.A. which owns 100% of the shares of 
   FPI (UK) 1 Limited. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                     Alice Marsden, Group General 
                                                                       Counsel & Company Secretary, 
                                                                              Thomas Cook Group plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                        020 7557 6400 
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