6th Sep 2007 17:08
\* 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 No------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the No acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify):_____Change in Issued Share Capital Yes------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to Gartmore Investment Limited notification obligation:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & from 3): Irish Smaller Companies - 5.161% Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC - 2.458% Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC - 1.346% Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust PLC - 2.088% Strathclyde Pension Fund - 3.925%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 03/09/2007------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 06/09/2007------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8: Notified Details------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares the triggeringIf possible transaction use ISIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ code Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights rights --------------------------------------------- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GB000964548 22,852,801 22,852,801 22,852,801 0 22,852,801 0% 14.978% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financialExpiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of instrument conversion that may be acquired voting rights period/date (if the instrument exercised/converted)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22,852,801 14.978%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of proxy holder:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13. Additional information: All shares are held indirectly All figures are based on the Companies issued share capital of 152,577,924 as provided by Exshare------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 Contact name: Charles Rendell------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone name: 01727 891430------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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