TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

KCOM Group

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

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 notification obligation:

AXA S.A., 

25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

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

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

23/06/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25/06/2008

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

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

0744825

25,803,840

25,803,840

5,713,930

5,713,930

20,168,752

1.11

3.90

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

25,882,682

5.01%

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

Name of the Company/Fund

Number of Shares

% of issued share capital

AXA Rosenberg

Direct

2,427,108

0.46982

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC

UK Smaller Companies Fund

Indirect

809,599

0.15672

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c

Direct

292,713

0.05666

AXA Rosenberg

Direct

1,549,139

0.29987

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme

Indirect

176,510

0.03417

AXA Rosenberg

Indirect

19,182,643

3.71322

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

Direct

218,710

0.04234

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

Direct

3,500

0.00068

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd

FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct

69,358

0.01343

Sun Life Pensions Management

LTAV UK Equity

Direct

200,004

0.03872

Sun Life Pensions Management

FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct

405,021

0.07840

AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive

Direct

338,103

0.06545

AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive

Direct

210,274

0.04070

Total Direct

Total Indirect

5,713,930

20,168,752

1.10606

3.90410

TOTAL

25,882,682

5.01016

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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

13. Additional information:

N/A

14 Contact name:

Terry Marsh

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7003 2637