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16 Nov 2005 13:46

ARC Risk Management Group PLC16 November 2005 DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITIONS (Rule 3 of The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares) Name of acquirer Sidebell Limited Beneficial owner, if different from above Names of any other persons acting by agreement or Simon Richardsunderstanding (see SAR 5) Company dealt in ARC Risk Management Group plc Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary shares Date of acquisition 16 November 2005 Number of shares acquired 6,000,000 Number of rights over shares acquired # Nature of rights over shares Total holding of voting shares (andpercentage of total voting shares in issue) 55,142,500 (18.19%) Total holding of rights over shares (andpercentage of total voting shares in issue) Combined total holding (and percentage) of 55,142,500 (18.19%) voting shares and rights over shares (Sidebell Ltd: 17.71%; Simon Richards: 0.48%) Date of disclosure 16 November 2005Contact name Jeremy PorterTelephone number 020 7107 8000 # See the definition of "rights over shares" in the Definitions Section of theSARs. For details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see SARs 3 and 5 and theirNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange