Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

9 Nov 2007 12:32

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES \* T1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of ARC International Plc existing shares to which voting rights are attached:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify):_____Change in Issued Share Capital------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Fidelity International Limited (FIL) obligation:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Nominee holder: Brown Bros. Harriman Ltd Lux: 1,672,390 JP Morgan, Bournemouth (FIL): 1,422,300 JP Morgan, Bournemouth (FISL): 9,424,711 JP Morgan, Bournemouth (FPM): 310,300 Northern Trust London (FPM): 2,467,150 State Str SK and TR CO LNDN (FPM): 790,700------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 6 November 2007 threshold is crossed or reached:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 8 November 2007------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T8. Notified details:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TA: Voting rights attached to shares------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares the Triggeringif possible transaction using the ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting shares Rights ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. 1. 1.Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GB0009645481 14,836,151 14,836,151 16,087,551 10.53%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TB: Financial Instruments-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal (A+B)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16,087,551 10.53%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See section 4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TProxy Voting:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 1,251,400-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting 6 November 2007 rights:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T13. Additional information:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Charles Rendell------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 01727 891430------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007