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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):        n/a see
                                                                                   additional
                                                                                   information
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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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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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification    Legal & General Investment Management
 obligation:                                                         Limited (LGIM)
                                                            Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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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
 threshold is crossed or reached:                                         n/a
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      05/02/07
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     Above 5% (LGIM)
                                                                     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 of Situation previousResulting situation after the triggering transaction
 shares        to the Triggering[i]
if possible    transaction
 using the    ------------------===========================================================
 ISIN CODE    Number ofNumber ofNumber of  Number of voting rights % of voting rights
               Shares   Voting   shares
                        Rights  -----------------------------------------------------------
                                Direct     Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect
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Ord GBP       20,303,600 13.48% 12,808,000 12,808,000   7,495,600  8.489%   4.968%
0.001         (under S-198 on
               09/08/06)
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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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                20,303,600                                      13.45%
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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) (20,303,600-
 13.45% = Total Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
 (Direct and Indirect) (20,303,600-13.45% = Total Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
 (20,303,600-13.45% = Total Position)
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                     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (12,808,000-8.48% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
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Legal & General Investment Management         Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGAS & LGPL)
 (Holdings) Limited (Direct)                   (11,808,000-7.82% = LGAS & LGPL)
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions           Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (11,808,000-7.82%=
 Management) Limited (PMC)                     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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                                         Notification using shares in issue figure of
     13. Additional information:                           150,873,964
                                            First notification under DTR Sourcebook
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14. Contact name:                                         Helen Lewis
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15. Contact telephone number:                            020 7528 6742
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