Holding(s) in Company

ARC International plc -0- *T TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing ARC International Plc shares to which voting rights are attached: -------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition No of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Other (please specify):_____Change in Issued Share Capital ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Gartmore Investment Limited obligation: ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & 3): Irish Smaller Companies - 5.156% Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC - 2.849% Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC - 1.345% Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust PLC - 2.087% Strathclyde Pension Fund - 3.922% ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 27 February 2008 threshold is crossed or reached if different): ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 February 2008 ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15% ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8: Notified Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A: Voting rights attached to shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares the triggering If possible transaction 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 22,852,801 22,852,801 23,452,801 0 23,452,801 0% 15.358% ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 voting rights period/date (if the instrument exercised/converted) ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total (A+B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 23,452,801 15.358% ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: All shares are held indirectly All figures are based on the Companies issued share capital of 152,703,048 as provided by Exshare ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 14 Contact name: Charles Rendell ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 15. Contact telephone name: 01727 891430 ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- *T
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