Holding(s) in Company

ARC International plc
                  
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TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing ARC International Plc
 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   No
 of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                          No
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Other (please specify):_____Change in Issued Share Capital
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification    Gartmore Investment Limited
 obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from    Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK &
 3):                                                  Irish Smaller Companies - 5.156%

                                                     Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC - 2.849%

                                                     Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC - 1.345%

                                                     Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust PLC - 2.087%

                                                     Strathclyde Pension Fund - 3.922%
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the        27 February 2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                    28 February 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:      15%
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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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 code        Number of    Number of   Number of   Number of voting rights    Percentage of voting
              shares       voting      shares                                 rights
                           rights                 -------------------------- -------------------------
                                                  Direct         Indirect    Direct       Indirect
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GB000964548   22,852,801  22,852,801  23,452,801        0        23,452,801       0%        15.358%
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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 date    Exercise/           No. of voting rights     Percentage of
 instrument                            conversion          that may be acquired     voting rights
                                       period/date         (if the instrument
                                                           exercised/converted)
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights
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23,452,801                                        15.358%
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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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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
 cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
 voting rights:
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13. Additional information:                       All shares are held indirectly

                                                  All figures are based on the Companies issued share
                                                   capital of 152,703,048 as provided by Exshare
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14 Contact name:                                  Charles Rendell
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15. Contact telephone name:                       01727 891430
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