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ARC International plc -0- *T ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARC International Plc 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- X An acquisition or disposal of voting rights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 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):______________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification group of companies obligation: ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- 05/08/2007 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- 08/08/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- 8% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8: Notified Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A: Voting rights attached to shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- --------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares triggering transaction If possible use ISIN code ---------------- --------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GB000964548 12,260,665 12,260,665 12,010,665 12,010,665 0 7.89% 0.00% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B: Financial Instruments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of instrument conversion that may be acquired (if voting rights period/date the instrument exercised/converted) ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total (A+B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 12,010,665 7.89% ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- -- Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 30,665 0.02014 Direct AXA Sun Life With Profits Illiquid Assets 6,660,000 4.37506 Direct SLAS With Profits Illiquid Assets 5,320,000 3.49480 Direct Total Direct 12,010,665 7.89 Total Indirect 0 0 TOTAL 12,010,665 7.89 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 14 Contact name: Charles Rendell ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 15. Contact telephone name: 01727 891430 ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- *T
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