21st May 2007 08:31
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Gartmore Investment Limited obligation:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): n/a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 4 May 2007 threshold is crossed or reached:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 May 2007------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 13%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T8. 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 Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting shares Rights ---------------------------------------------------------- Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GB0009645481 18,254,746 18,254,746 19,795,279 19,795,279 13.018%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal (A+B)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19,795,279 13.018%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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: All shares are held indirectly All figures are based on the Companies issued share capital of 152,059,296------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Charles Rendell------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01727 891430------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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