Holding(s) in Company

On 10th December 2009, Arsenal Holdings plc (the "Company") received a notification from Red and White Securities Limited in the form set out below regarding the holding of ordinary shares in the Company. TR-1: NOTIFICATIONS OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached : Arsenal Holdings plc 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights - Yes 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Red and White Securities Limited (a company incorporated in Jersey with registered no.98539) NB Please also see section 9 below. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See additional information at 13 below 5. Date of the transaction: (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) 10th December 2009 6. Date on which issuer notified: 10th December 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 26% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Shares - Ordinary Shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction Number of Shares 15,555 Number of Voting Rights 15,555 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of Shares Direct 10,591 Number of Direct Voting Rights 10,591 Number of Indirect Voting Rights 5,632 Percentage of Direct Voting Rights 17.02% Percentage of Indirect Voting Rights 9.05% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument N/A Expiration date N/A Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date N/A Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted N/A % of voting rights N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument N/A Exercise Price N/A Expiration date N/A Exercise/ Conversion Period N/A Number of voting rights instrument refers to N/A % of voting rights N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights 16,223 % of voting rights 26.07% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Red and White Securities Limited ("RWS") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Red and White Holdings Limited (a company incorporated in Jersey with registered no.98333) (the "Parent Company") The right to exercise the voting rights attaching to the 16,223 ordinary shares in Arsenal Holdings plc owned by RWS, have been granted to the Parent Company. Mr Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov and Mr Ardavan Farhad Moshiri are each beneficially interested in 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Parent Company. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Registered Shareholders Red and White Securities Limited - 10,591 shares Brewin Nominees ( Channel Islands ) Limited JPAL Acct - 4,201 shares. NB - A further 106 shares are currently being registered in the name of Brewin Nominees ( Channel Islands ) Limited JPAL Acct. Lynchwood Nominees Limited 2006420 Acct - 1,325 shares. 14. Contact name: Alex Woodfield 15. Contact telephone number: + 44 (0) 20 7861 4000

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