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29th Sep 2008 07:00

\* TTR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares ARC INTERNATIONAL plc to which voting rights are attached:--------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 notification AXA S.A, 25 AVENUE obligation: MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES-------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):-------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 24/09/2008-------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 26/09/2008-------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 7%-------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8: Notified Details----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares triggering transactionIf possible -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ use ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting code shares voting shares rights rights -------------------------------- ------------------------ Direct Indirect Direct Indirect------------ ------------- ------------ -------------- -------------------- ----------- --------------- --------0964548 10,760,665 10,760,665 10,660,665 10,660,665 0 6.98 0.00------------ ------------- ------------ -------------- -------------------- ----------- --------------- -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be Percentage of voting instrument conversion acquired (if the instrument rights period/date exercised/converted)------------------ -------------------- ------------------ -------------------------------- -------------------- ------------------ -------------------- ------------------ -------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------10, 660, 665 6.98%---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA IM UK NUMBER OF SHARES % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL 10,660,665.00 6.98130 DIRECT HOLDINGS 10,660,665 6.98130---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of proxy holder:---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13. Additional information: AXA IM UK IS 100% DIRECT SUBSIDURAY OF AXA IM S.A., WHICH IS IN TURN INDIRECTLY WHOLLY OWNED BY AXA S.A.---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------14 Contact name: Charles Rendell---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone name: 01727 891430---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008

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