Holding(s) in Company

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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:                      (GB0009645481)
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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   No
 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):______________                                                        No
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification      UBS Investment Bank
 obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the          22 July 2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                      24 July 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:        Below notifiable threshold
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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 previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 shares           the triggering
If possible use   transaction
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                 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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GB0009645481                             Non         Non            Non         Non          Non
                                         notifiable  notifiable     notifiable  notifiable   notifiable
                   8,174,557   8,174,557 threshold   threshold      threshold   threshold    threshold
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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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                     -                 -                   -                        -                   -
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
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Non notifiable threshold                             Non notifiable threshold
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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:
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14 Contact name:                                     Charles Rendell
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15. Contact telephone name:                          [phone]
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