Holding(s) in Company

ARC International plc
                  

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TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of       ARC INTERNATIONAL PLC
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   YES
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of    NO
 shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                              NO
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification     FIL Limited (FIL)
 obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See Attached Schedule
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the         23rd April 2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                     28th April 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:       5%
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8: Notified Details
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 rights
                 shares       voting rights  shares   ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Direct   Indirect         Direct        Indirect
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GB0009645481    11,823,421   11,823,421                        92,390                         0.06%
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial    Expiration date        Exercise/     No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 instrument                                  conversion    that may be acquired
                                             period/date   (if the instrument
                                                           exercised/converted)
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights
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92,390                                                    0.06%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are
 effectively held, if applicable:
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See attached schedule
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:                                 FIL Limited (FIL)
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to    11,731,031 shares
 hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting  23rd April 2008
 rights:
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13. Additional information:                               None
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14 Contact name:                                          Charles Rendell
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15. Contact telephone name:                               01727 891430
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