Holding(s) in Company

Arc International PLC
30 January 2002


LETTER TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 
('THE ACT')

We have been advised on 29th January 2002 by M&G Investment Management Ltd that
Prudential plc and certain its subsidiaries, of Laurence Pountney Hill, London,
EC4R 0HH, have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of our company
as detailed in the schedule below.


          Notifiable Position Report for ARC INTERNATIONAL ORD GBP0.001
                              as at 28 January 2002


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of
283,465,840 ORD GBP 0.001 shares.

                  Registered Holder             Holding      %    
                                                                   Total
                                                                   Notifiable
Prudential plc                                 8,656,874    3.05   Interest
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  5,661,920
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC    415,659
               ROY NOMS LTD 578192             2,579,295


LETTER FROM: ARC INTERNATIONAL PLC



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