Holding(s) in Company

29th Apr 2008 15:26

\* TTR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of ARC INTERNATIONAL PLC existing shares to which voting rights are attached:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of NO shares already issued to which voting rights are attached------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights NO------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify):______________------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification FIL Limited (FIL) obligation:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See Attached Schedule------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 23rd April 2008 threshold is crossed or reached if different):------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 28th April 2008------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8: Notified Details------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares triggering transactionIf possible use -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISIN code Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights shares voting rights shares ------------------------------------------------------------ Direct Indirect Direct Indirect------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GB0009645481 11,823,421 11,823,421 92,390 0.06%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of voting rights instrument conversion that may be acquired period/date (if the instrument exercised/converted)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------92,390 0.06%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See attached schedule------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of proxy holder: FIL Limited (FIL)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to 11,731,031 shares hold:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting 23rd April 2008 rights:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13. Additional information: None------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 Contact name: Charles Rendell------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone name: 01727 891430------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008

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