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RNS Number : 3528Y
KCom Group PLC
01 September 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof
existing shares to which voting rights areattached: KCOM Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
Yes
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 thenotification
obligation: Aberforth Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.): ShareholderShares
1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc
26,350,700
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund
14,667,775
3. The Church Commissioners for England
5,817,346
4. Abeforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc
4,984,109
1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees
Ltd A/c Aberforth, 3 = The Church Commissioners for
England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold
is crossed orreached: 26/08/2009
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27/08/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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 rights
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 27,234,861 27,234,861 51,819,930 N/A 51,819,930 N/A 10.03
GB0007448250
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Period Number of voting % of voting
instrument date rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
instrument Conversion period
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nominal Delta
N/A N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
51,819,930 10.03
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto N/A
hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting N/A
rights:
13. Additional information: N/A
14. Contact name: Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number: 0131 220 0733
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