REG-KCom Group Plc Holding(s) in Company
Released: 09/10/2009

com:20091009:RnsI5576A
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RNS Number : 5576A  
  
KCom Group PLC  
  
09 October 2009  
  
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                                 
                                                                                                                  
  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                                                        X            
  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                      Invesco Limited                                   
  notification obligation:iii                                                                                     
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if differentfrom 3.):iv                                                        
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                        07 OCTOBER 2009                                   
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                               
  reached:v                                                                                                       
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                             09 OCTOBER 2009                                   
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                        11%, 12%                                          
  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 10p Shares   58,900,211                     58,900,211                                                                        62,623,718                                    12.12%           
  GB0007448250         
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  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                                                                          
  62,623,718                                                                                       12.12%                                                                                               
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the    
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi                     
                                                                                    
  Bank of New York - 57,784,914                                                     
  JP Morgan Chase - 4,783,800                                                       
  Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 39,422                               
  Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ireland Limited - 15,582                   
                                                                                    
  Proxy Voting:                                                                     
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                     
  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:                                                       
  14. Contact name:               Sam Edwards                                       
  15. Contact telephone number:   01491 416381                                      
  
  
 
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