Blocklisting Interim Review

Arc International PLC
21 October 2005


                                    SCHEDULE 5

                         BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN


1. NAME OF COMPANY:          ARC INTERNATIONAL PLC 

2. NAME OF SCHEME:           ARC INTERNATIONAL SHARE OPTION SCHEMES

3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM:  29.03.05          TO:   28.09.05

4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD:               18,239,912

5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:           551,890

6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/
   ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD:            17,688,022

7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF     
   ADMISSION:                            50,000,000 - 10TH OCTOBER 2000

PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.

148,785,334

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:                 CHARLES RENDELL
TELEPHONE:            020 8236 2800


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