9th Nov 2007 12:32
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):_____Change in Issued Share Capital------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Aviva plc & its subsidiaries obligation:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Registered holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited: 1,160,735* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited: 3,231,812* Chase Nominees Limited: 319,000* CUIM Nominee Limited: 1,058,904* *denotes direct interest Vidacos Nominees Limited: 1,730,000------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 6 November 2007 threshold is crossed or reached:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 November 2007------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% to 4% Change at Combined Interest Level------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T8. Notified details:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TA: Voting rights attached to shares-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares Triggering transactionif possible ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- using the Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares Rights ----------- ------------------------- ------------------------ 1. 1. 1. Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect-------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ---------- -------------GB0009645481 10,815,645 10,815,645 5,770,451 5,770,451 1,730,000 3.78% 1.13%-------------- ------------------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ---------- -------------\* 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.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal (A+B)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7,500,451 4.91%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See section 4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TProxy Voting:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 152,677,924------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Charles Rendell------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01727 891430------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
Arkle Res