ARC International plc: Holding(s) in Company

ARC International plc: Holding(s) in Company 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2002--

Dear Sirs

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES

We have been advised by M&G Investment Management Ltd that Prudential
plc and all its subsidiary companies of Laurence Pountney Hill,
London, EC4R 0HH, no longer have a notifiable interest in the issued
share capital of our company.

Yours faithfully

ARC INTERNATIONAL PLC

Charles Rendell

   Short Name: Arc Intl PLC
   Category Code: HOL
   Sequence Number: 00000684
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20020827T151914+0100