KCOM Regulatory News (KCOM)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

KCOM Group plc

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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 3,080,724*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited   10,821,794*

Chase Nominees Limited   957,070*

CUIM Nominee Limited   1,917,475*

* denotes direct interest 

Chase Nominees Limited 411,296

Vidacos Nominees Limited   7,681,643

Mellon Bank NA

25,863,738

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

20 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 March 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10% to 9% Change at Combined  Interest Level

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary SharesGB0007448250

53,327,220

53,327,220

16,777,063

16,777,063

33,956,677

3.25%

 6.57% 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date  

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

50,733,740

9.82%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

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