Holding(s) in Company

ARC International plc
                  

TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification     Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
 obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):  Legal & General Assurance Society
                                                               Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                           Legal & General (Unit Trust
                                                         Managers) Limited (As operator of
                                                          Collective Investment Schemes)
                                                                       (UTM)
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the                  09 July 2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  11 July 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                   Above 3% (L&G)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Situation previous toResulting situation after the triggering transaction
 of shares  the Triggering
if possible transaction
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 ISIN CODE Number of Number of  Number of  Number of voting      % of voting rights
            Shares    Voting     shares     rights
                      Rights    -----------------------------------------------------------
         1.        1.         1.Direct     Direct     Indirect   Direct     Indirect
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    ORD          Below 3%        9,659,001  9,659,001               6.32
 GBP0.001
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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   Exercise/ Conversion  Number of voting rights% of voting
 instrument        date         Period/ Date          that may be acquired   rights
                                                      if the instrument is
                                                      exercised/ converted.
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                     % of voting rights
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9,659,001                                   6.32
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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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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (18,543,968 - 12.14% = Total
 Position)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
 (18,543,968 - 12.14% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (18,543,968 - 12.14% =
 Total Position)
Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (8,884,967- 5.81% = UTM)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (9,659,001 = 6.32% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (8,888,001 - 5.82% = LGAS &
 LGPL)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (8,888,001 - 5.82% = LGAS & LGPL)


Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:                                           N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to
 hold:                                                                  N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
 rights:                                                                N/A
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     13. Additional information:      Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                          152,703,048
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14. Contact name:                                       Charles Rendell
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15. Contact telephone number:                             01727 891430
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