Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

4 Mar 2008 11:24

\* TTR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing ARC International Plc shares to which voting rights are attached:-------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition No of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------Other (please specify):_____Change in Issued Share Capital----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Gartmore Investment Limited obligation:---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------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%---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 27 February 2008 threshold is crossed or reached if different):---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 February 2008---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15%---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8: Notified Details------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares the triggeringIf possible transaction use ISIN ------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- code Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights -------------------------- ------------------------- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------GB000964548 22,852,801 22,852,801 23,452,801 0 23,452,801 0% 15.358%------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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)------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------23,452,801 15.358%------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of proxy holder:------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------14 Contact name: Charles Rendell------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone name: 01727 891430------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008