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)
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the                   05 June 2007
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   06 June 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                  From 7% to 6% (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 to   Resulting 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 rights  % of voting rights
             Shares      Voting      shares
                         Rights     ---------- ------------------------ --------------------------
                                      Direct     Direct      Indirect     Direct       Indirect
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   Ord
  GBP0.001  12,098,100  12,098,100  9,607,968  9,607,968                   6.31
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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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                 9,607,968                                       6.31
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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)
 (16,753,568 - 11.01% = Total Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
 (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (16,753,568 - 11.01% = Total
 Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
 (LGIM) (16,753,568 - 11.01% = Total Position)
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      Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (9,607,968 = 6.31% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
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Legal & General Investment Management          Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
 (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)           (Direct) (LGIH) (8,847,368 - 5.81% = LGAS &
                                                LGPL)
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions            Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
 Management) Limited (PMC)                      (LGAS & LGPL) (8,847,368 - 5.81 % = LGAS &
                                                LGPL)
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                                               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
                                                           152,113,321
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14. Contact name:                                       Charles Rendell
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15. Contact telephone number:                            01727 891430
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