7th Aug 2007 15:45
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares \* T1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Arc International PLC existing shares to which voting rights are attached:-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 the notification Herald Investment Management Limited obligation:-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Bank of New York (OCS) Nominees Ltd on behalf of Herald Investment Trust Plc-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 3 August 2007 threshold is crossed or reached if different):-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 August 2007-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------8. Notified details:-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T \* TA: Voting rights attached to shares------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares the Triggeringif possible transaction using the ISIN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CODE Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting rights Rights ---------------------------------------------------------- Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GB0009645481 6,660,000 6,660,000 8,350,000 8,350,000 5.49% (5.49%)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TB: Financial Instruments-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights% of voting instrument date Period/ Date that may be acquired rights if the instrument is exercised/ converted.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- None Nil-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal (A+B)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8,350,000 5.49%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Herald Investment Management Limited, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management business.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shareholder: Herald Investment Trust (in the name of Bank of New York (OCS Nominees Limited) 8,350,000 5.49%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total for Funds under the management of Herald Investment Management Limited 8,350,000 5.49%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TProxy Voting:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the 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--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------\* T \* T13. Additional information:-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Charles Rendell-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01727 891430-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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