Holding(s) in Company
Holding(s) in Company
ELSTREE, Herts--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2002--
Dear Sirs
NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER
SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT")
We have been advised on 15th October 2002 by AXA Investment Managers
UK Ltd that AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
subsidiaries are deemed to have an interest in our shares as follows:
AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 33,973,876 ordinary shares
of 0.1p in the 298,106,043 share capital immediately after the time
when the obligation of disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the
Act. These shares represent a beneficial interest of 29,370,129 shares
(9.85%), and a non-beneficial interest of 4,603,747 shares (1.54%) a
total interest of 11.39%.
The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this
notice relates as far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd as
at 11/10/02 is per the attached Appendix.
Yours faithfully
ARC INTERNATIONAL PLC
Charles Rendell
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
ARC INTERNATIONAL ord GBPO.OOlshares
Total number of shares held as at 11/10/02 was 33,973,876 the breakdown of which is set out below:
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Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered as
Company / Fund Shares Beneficial owners
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 4,629 Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC HSBC Global Custody Nominee
UK Tracker Fund UK Tracker Fund (UK) Limited
(Non - Beneficial) Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
a/c 845315
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 1,000,000 Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Distribution Fund Distribution Fund (UK) Limited
(Non - Beneficial) Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
a/c 845029
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 148,700 Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC HSBC Global Custody Nominee
UK Growth Fund UK Growth Fund (UK) Limited
(Non - Beneficial) Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
a/c 845005
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Pan Euro UK Secure Growth 600,000 Pan Euro UK Secure Growth Barclays Nominees Ltd
(Non - Beneficial) PO Box 1043
Willow Grove House
Windsor, Trowbridge
Wiltshire BA 14 OYT
a/c 6000BQ
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AXA World Funds II 5,602 Trustees of AXA World Funds II Citibank
UK Equities UK Equities (formerly UK Growth) Fund London
(formerly UK Growth) Crest: BA01F
(Non-Beneficial)
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AXA World Funds II 150,000 Trustees of AXA World Funds II Citibank
Distribution Fund Distribuiton Fund London
(Non-Beneficial) Crest: BA01F
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AXA World Funds 6,988 (Registration details
British Equities Fund available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)
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AXA World Funds 40,000 (Registration details
UK Balanced available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)
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Sun Life Pensions 170,124 Sun Life Pensions Management HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Management Ltd A/c X Ltd (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
a/c 867396
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Sun Life Pensions 1,000,000 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Management Ltd A/c X Ltd (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
a/c 867530
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Sun Life Assurance 10,924,488 Sun Life Assurance HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Society Plc Society Plc (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
a/c 776934
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Sun Life Unit Assurance 182,048 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Ltd A/c X (UK) Limited
(Beneficial) Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
a/c 776950
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Sun Life Pensions 21,000 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd RBSTB nominees designation Sunpen
Management Ltd 67 Lombard Street
(Beneficial) LONDON
EC3P 3DL
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Sun Life International 1,000,000 Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Sun Life International
(IOM) Ltd Isle of Man Limited a/c
a/c SLI 11
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AXA Belgium 400,000 (Registration details
(Beneficial) available upon request)
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AXA Sun Life plc 15,222,469 AXA Sun Life plc Axa Sun Life plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life 107 Cheapside
Assurance Society plc) Assurance Society plc) London EC2V 6DU
(Beneficial)
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AXA General Unit Trust 2,647,828 HSBC Global Custody Nominee HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(Non-Beneficial) (UK) Limited as Trustees of (UK) Limited
the Trust Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA
a/c 880868
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
ARC INTERNATIONAL ord GBPO.OOlshares
Total number of shares held as at 11/10/02 was 33,973,876 the breakdown of which is set out below:
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Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered as
Company / Fund Shares Beneficial owners
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AXA re UK 450,000 AXA-Re Axa Equity &
(Beneficial) Insurance (UK) Ltd Law Nominees Ltd
107 Cheapside
London EC2V 6DU
a/c AXARE
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Holding as % of Issued Capital
Total Beneficial Interest 29,370,129 10.09
Total Non-Beneficial Interest 4,603,747 1.58
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Total 33,973,876 11.67%
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Short Name: Arc Intl PLC
Category Code: HOL
Sequence Number: 00000954
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20021015T182213+0100