Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

ARC International plc

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

Â

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Â

ARC INTERNATIONAL PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Â

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

n/a

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

n/a

Other (please specify):______________

n/a

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Â

UBS Investment Bank

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

UBS AG London

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

18th August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20th August 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below Notifiable Threshold

Â

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code

Â

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Â

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Â

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Â

Number of voting rights

Â

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Â

Indirect

Direct

Â

Indirect

GB0009645481

7,856,963

7,856,963

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Â

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Â

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

Â

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Â

Percentage of voting rights

Â

Â

Â

Â

Â

Â

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Â

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Â

Â

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

Â

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

Â

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

Â

Â

13. Additional information:

Â

14 Contact name:

Charles Rendell

15. Contact telephone name:

+ 441727891430