REG-KCom Group Plc NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
Released: 24/08/2009

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RNS Number : 9240X  
  
KCom Group PLC  
  
24 August 2009  
  
 
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                          KCOM Group plc               
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                            
  attached:ii                                                                                                              
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                              
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of                     
  shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                                                
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial                           
  instruments                                                                                                              
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                         
  Other (please specify):                                                                                                  
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries                               
  notification obligation:iii                                                                                              
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if differentfrom 3.):iv      Registered Holder:                                         
                                                                                                                           
                                                                BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited  2,206,031*             
                                                                                                                           
                                                                Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited13,736,763*               
                                                                                                                           
                                                                Chase Nominees Limited  918,870*                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                CUIM Nominee Limited  178,625*                             
                                                                                                                           
                                                                *denotes direct interest                                   
                                                                                                                           
                                                                Chase Nominees Limited  411,296                            
                                                                                                                           
                                                                Mellon Bank NA  5,038,542                                  
                                                                Vidacos Nominees Limited  3,142,917                        
                                                                                                                           
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                        21 August 2009                                             
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                        
  reached:v                                                                                                                
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                             24 August 2009                                             
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                        >5% to <5% Change at Combined Interest Level               
  reached:vi, vii                                                                                                          
  
  
 
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                             
  A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                                                                                                                                      
  Class/type of                    Situation previous                                               Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                           
  shares                           to the triggering                                                                                                                                                               
  if possible using                transaction                                                                                                                                                                     
  the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                   Number                         Number                            Number              Number of voting                          % of voting rightsx                              
                                   of                             of                                of shares           rights                                                                                     
                                   Shares                         Voting                                                                                                                                           
                                                                  Rights                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                    Direct              Directxi                    Indirectxii   Direct                          Indirect         
  Ordinary Shares   GB0007448250   50,733,740                     50,733,740                        25,633,044          17,040,289                  8,592,755     3.30%                           1.66%            
                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                              
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                             
  Type of financial                                     Expiration            Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv                          Number of voting                                   % of voting               
  instrument                                            datexiii                                                                      rights that may be                                 rights                    
                                                                                                                                      acquired if the                                                              
                                                                                                                                      instrument is                                                                
                                                                                                                                      exercised/ converted.                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi                                                                                                                 
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                             
  Type of financial                           Exercise price      Expiration datexvii     Exercise/                     Number of voting rights instrument refers to            % of voting rightsxix, xx          
  instrument                                                                              Conversion periodxviii                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                Nominal                    Delta   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  Number of voting rights                                                                                     Percentage of voting rights                                                                          
  25,633,044                                                                                                  4.96%                                                                                                
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the           
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi                            
  The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited& 
  Cyrte Investments BV, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-              
                                                                                           
  Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:* Aviva plc (Parent Company)                     
   * Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)                   
   * Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings     
  Limited)                                                                                 
   * Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors   
  Holdings Limited)                                                                        
                                                                                           
  Cyrte Investments BV:* Aviva plc (Parent Company)                                        
   * Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)                   
   * Aviva International Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group         
  Holdings Limited)                                                                        
   * Aviva Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International Insurance     
  Limited)                                                                                 
   * Aviva International Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Insurance      
  Limited)                                                                                 
   * CGU International Holdings BV (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International         
  Holdings Limited)                                                                        
   * Delta Lloyd NV (majority owned subsidiary of CGU International Holdings BV)           
   * Cyrte Investments BV (majority owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd NV)                    
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
  Proxy Voting:                                                                            
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                See Section 4               
  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:     Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of  
                                  516,603,910.                                             
  14. Contact name:               Neil Whittaker                                           
  15. Contact telephone number:   01603 684420                                             
  
  
 
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