ARC Capital Holdings Limited Update on the Jiadeli Holdback (1963Q)

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RNS Number : 1963Q

ARC Capital Holdings Limited

15 June 2015

15 June 2015

For Immediate Release

ARC Capital Holdings Limited

Update on the Jiadeli Holdback

On 21 April 2015, ARC Capital Holdings Limited ("ARCH") (AIM: ARCH) announced that the Beijing Second Intermediate Court had rejected the HNA Group's claim to set aside the arbitral award in respect of the Jiadeli Holdback and that the Court's ruling on that matter was final.

The Board is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement with HNA Group whereby HNA Group has paid the full amount of the claim (approximately RMB 90 million) plus costs of RMB 3 million. In return, ARCH has waived the interest due under the CIETAC award of 3 June 2014.

RMB 93 million was paid by HNA Group to ARCH in China on 12 June 2015 and, after settlement of outstanding fees and expenses (including a contingency fee of approximately RMB11 million payable to ARCH's Chinese legal counsel under an agreement entered into on 10 December 2013), has resulted in ARCH receiving a net amount of RMB 81.8 million (equivalent to approximately US$ 13 million), before any taxes payable in China.

Shareholders should note that the Jiadeli Holdback had previously been written off and had a carrying value of nil in ARCH's last reported NAV as at 30 September 2014.

Enquiries

For further information, please contact:

ARC Capital Holdings Limited

Alpay Ece / Sean Hurst

Tel: [phone]

Edmond de Rothschild Securities (UK) Limited

William Marle

Tel: [phone]

John Armstrong-Denby

Tel: [phone]

Hiroshi Funaki

Tel: [phone]

Grant Thornton UK LLP, Nominated Adviser

Philip Secrett

Tel: [phone]

[e-mail]

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