REG-KCom Group Plc Holding(s) in Company
Released: 01/09/2009

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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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