KCOM Regulatory News (KCOM)

28 Sep 2007 07:03

KCom Group PLC28 September 2007 KCOM Group PLC28 September 2007 KCOM GROUP PLC (KCOM.L) PRE-CLOSE STATEMENT KCOM Group PLC (KCOM.L) issues the following trading update ahead of its Interimresults on 27 November. Trading for the first half of the year will be in line with our expectations,reflecting a combination of both organic revenue growth throughout the businessand the impact of the acquisitions completed in the second half of last year. We have seen further customer wins including Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust,our third multi-year ICT contract with the NHS, and part of a key NHS PFI schemefor the Yorkshire Region. Broadband continues to grow with our retail broadbandbase now around 195,000 customers, an increase of 40 per cent on September lastyear. Consistent with the overall trends in the UK market, growth rates haveslowed as the broadband access market matures. Malcolm Fallen, Chief Executive commented: "We continue to implement our longterm strategy to reposition the Group as a provider of integrated IT andcommunications services. The recent turbulence in financial services, which isone of the sectors we address, has created some uncertainty going forward. Inthe light of this, our focus in the second half will be on maintaining tightoperational control across the business." KCOM Group will announce its Interim results for the six months ending 30September on 27 November. ENDS For further information, please contact: KCOM Group PLCCorporate CommunicationsAnita Pace Tel: 01482 602666 Mobile: 07770 744322 MaitlandColin Browne Tel: 020 7379 5151 Mobile: 07733 103800 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange