Notice of Results

ARC International Plc
                  

           ARC International to Announce Preliminary Results
                for the Six Months and Fiscal Year 2004

ARC International (LSE:ARK), the world leader in configurable CPU/DSP processor
cores and application subsystems, today announced that the company will release
preliminary results for the six months and full year ended December 31, 2004 on
Wednesday, February 9, 2005. A morning meeting will be held in London for
analysts. For more information, interested parties should contact Tulchan
Communications.

About ARC

ARC International is a world leader in low-power, high-performance 32-bit
configurable CPU/DSP processor cores, subsystems, real-time operating systems
and development tools for embedded system design. ARC's configurable and
extendible cores assist customers in the development of next generation digital
media, consumer and communications devices, resulting in lower cost, higher
performance SOC products.

ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporate offices in San
Jose, Calif., USA and Elstree, UK. The Company has research and development
offices located in England and the United States. For more information please
visit the ARC website at: www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London
Stock Exchange as ARC International plc (LSE: ARK).

ARC and the ARC logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ARC
International. All other brands or product names contained herein are the
property of their respective owners. This press release may contain certain
"forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For factors
that could cause actual results to differ, visit the company's Website as well
as the listing particulars filed with the United Kingdom Listing Authority and
the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales.

ARC International plc
Lee Garvin Flanagin, 408-437-3433 (Media)
or
Tulchan Communications Group
Kate Inverarity or Tim Lynch, [phone] (Analyst)