12 Mar 2010 10:15
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | KCOM Group PLC | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Aberforth Partners LLP | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Shareholder Shares
1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 13,403,434 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 5,793,267 3. The Church Commissioners for England 2,549,046 4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 3,586,809
1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth. 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 10/03/2010 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11/03/2010 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
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 x | ||||||||||||
| Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
Ordinary GB0007448250 | 51,575,822 | 51,575,822 | 25,332,556 | N/A | 25,332,556 | N/A | 4.90 | |||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
25,332,556 | 4.90 | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |
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13. Additional information: | N/A | |
14. Contact name: | Angus McCallum, Aberforth Partners LLP | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 220 0733 | |