1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
ARM Holdings plc
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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):
See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
15 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
16 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 7%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary
(GB0000595859)
94,230,225
94,230,225
97,078,624
97,078,624
7.0307%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion
Period
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise
price
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion
period
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
% of voting rights
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
97,078,624
7.0307%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See Schedule A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email
(213) 615-0469
GRGroup@capgroup.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Vivien Tan
Contact address
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email
(213) 615-0469
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
Fax: (213) 615-4056
C: Additional information
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") and Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") will no longer report relevant holdings separately. With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
Arm Holdings plc is a semiconductor intellectual property (IP) company. The Company develops and licenses IP for various devices worldwide, and it provides development tools that accelerate product development, from sensors to smartphones to servers. Its central processing unit (CPUs) and nomenclature for properties and units (NPUs) include Cortex-A, Cortex-M, Cortex-R, Neoverse, Ethos and SecurCore. It provides processor IP, offering a range of cores to address the performance, power and cost requirements of every device, from Internet of things sensors to supercomputers, and from smartphones and laptops to autonomous vehicles. Its graphics and camera technology drives the visual experience across a range of devices, including mass-market to high-performance smartphones, Android OS-based tablets, and digital televisions. It provides foundation physical IP and processor implementation solutions to address the performance, power and cost requirements for all application markets.