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\* T------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARC International Plc1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existingshares to which voting rights are attached:---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- XAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of sharesalready issued to which voting rights are attached--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- An event changing the breakdown of voting rights--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Other (please specify):______________--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Gartmore Investment Limited3. Full name of person(s) subject to notificationobligation:------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & Irish4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Smaller Companies - 5.000% Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC - 2.463% Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC - 1.289% Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust PLC - 2.003% Strathclyde Pension Fund - 3.764% ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 01/08/20075. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reached if different):------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 09/08/20076. Date on which issuer notified:------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 14%7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8: Notified Details------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transactionIf possibleuse ISIN code---------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB000964548 19,795,279 19,795,279 22,102,801 0 22,102,801 14.520% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- --------------------Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage ofinstrument conversion that may be acquired (if voting rights period/date the instrument exercised/converted)----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------22,102,801 14.520%---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments areeffectively held, if applicable:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------10. Name of proxy holder: ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease tohold: ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold votingrights: ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------13. Additional information: All Shares are held indirectly All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 152,226,361 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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