Holding(s) in Company

1. 

Name of Company 

KCom Group PLC

2. 

Name of Shareholder Having Major Interest

Aviva plc

3. 

Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As above

4. 

Name of the Registered Holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 3,083,133*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 10,322,443*

Chase Nominees Limited 940,074*

CUIM Nominee Limited 1,954,578*

Chase Nominees Limited 411,296

Vidacos Nominees Limited 10,751,958

Mellon Bank NA 25,863,738

*denotes direct interest

5. 

Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,348,400

6. 

Percentage of issued Class

0.26%

7. 

Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

n/a

8. 

Percentage of issued Class

n/a

9. 

Class of Security

Ordinary Shares

10. 

Date of Transaction

17 December 2008

11. 

Date Company Informed

18 December 2008

12. 

Total holding following this notification

53,327,220

13. 

Total voting rights following this notification 

53,327,220

14. 

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.32%

15. 

Any Additional Information

Figures based on total number of voting rights of 516,603,910

16. 

Name of Contact and Telephone Number for Enquiries

Neil Whittaker

01603 684420

17.

Date of Notification

19 December 2008