Directorate Change

Directorate Change 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 4, 2002--

                         ARC International PLC

           Appointment of Additional Non Executive Director

ARC International announces the appointment of Jeremy (Jez) San OBE to
the Board as Non-Executive Director with effect from 4 November 2002.

Jez, 36, has 20 years of valuable experience in the technology
industry. In 2001, he was voted Entrepreneur of the Year by the
European Technology Forum and he has recently received an OBE for
services to the computer game industry.

Jez is Chief Executive Officer of Argonaut Games PLC and was a founder
of ARC International. When ARC International was demerged from
Argonaut in September 1998, he retained a major shareholding in the
Company and currently holds 17% of its issued share capital through a
family trust. Jez holds no other directorships in publicly quoted
companies outside the Argonaut Group.

Mike Gulett, CEO of ARC International, commented.

"We are very pleased to welcome our co-founder and a major shareholder
to the Board of ARC International. Jez has been a constant support to
the new management team this year and brings with him, exceptional
talent and industry knowledge. We very much look forward to his input
in the coming months."


Supplementary information

There are no other details about Mr San required to be disclosed under
rule 16.4 of the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority.
For more information, contact:

ARC International plc
Mike Gulett       Chief Executive Officer        001 408 437 3404
Monica Johnson    Chief Financial Officer        001 408 437 3470

Tulchan Communications
Tim Lynch         Consultant                     [phone]
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