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 ARC International Plc existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the No acquisition 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 Yes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to Gartmore Investment Limited notification obligation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & from 3): Irish Smaller Companies - 5.161% Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC - 2.458% Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC - 1.346% Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust PLC - 2.088% Strathclyde Pension Fund - 3.925% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 03/09/2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Date on which issuer notified: 06/09/2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights rights --------------------------------------------- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GB000964548 22,852,801 22,852,801 22,852,801 0 22,852,801 0% 14.978% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B: Financial Instruments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type of financialExpiration 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22,852,801 14.978% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 152,577,924 as provided by Exshare ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 Contact name: Charles Rendell ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15. Contact telephone name: 01727 891430 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *T
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