Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

ARICOM PLC

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 obligation:

AEGON UK Group of Companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

19/09/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22/09/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4-3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0033990283

37,300,000

37,300,000

33,474,788

32,142,759

1,332,029

2.80

0.12

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

Warrant

06/06/07-05/06/10

9,227,190

0.80%

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

42,701,978

3.72%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

AEGON UK Group of companies-parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset management UK PLC

AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd.

AEGON ICVC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

AEGON UK Group of Companies

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

3,825,212

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

24th September 2008

13. Additional information:

AEGON UK Group of companies-parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset management UK PLC

AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd.

AEGON ICVC

14. Contact name:

Miranda Beacham

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 5493460

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

AEGON House, 

3 Lochside Avenue, 

Edinburgh Park, 

Edinburgh,

EH12 9SA

Phone number 

0870 60 90 101

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

Ian G Young, Company secretary,

0131 549 6398

B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name 

Miranda Beacham

Contact address 

AEGON House, 

3 Lochside Avenue, 

Edinburgh Park, 

Edinburgh,

EH12 9SA

Phone number 

0131 549 3460

[email protected]

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information