ARCH Proposed Tender Offer - ARC Capital Holdings Ltd

29 February 2012
ARC Capital Holdings Limited
Proposed Tender Offer
ARC Capital Holdings Limited (“ARCH” or the “Company”) (AIM: ARCH), the closed-end
investment company admitted to trading on AIM, announces that immediately following the release of
its audited financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2011, it proposes to commence a
tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase up to 6.5 per cent. of the Company’s ordinary shares at a
price equal to the Company’s audited Net Asset Value per share as at 31 December 2011 (the
“Tender Price”).
As of 31 January 2012, the Company’s investment policy was changed permanently so that no new
investments will be made and the net proceeds from the realisation of all Company assets, including
cash, will be returned to shareholders, after which the Company will be wound up. After accounting
for the Company’s estimated working capital needs for 2012, the Board will begin this process by
distributing approximately US$25 million of the Company’s current USD cash balance to shareholders
by way of a tender offer.
Accordingly, the Company proposes to use its wholly-owned subsidiary, ARCH Share Trading Limited,
to implement the Tender Offer. Each shareholder will be given the opportunity to tender up to 6.5 per
cent. of its ordinary shares at the Tender Price. The Company intends that ordinary shares that are
tendered and accepted will be cancelled in due course.
The Company will announce further details of the Tender Offer, including the record date, and
distribute a circular to shareholders containing the formal terms of the Tender Offer, immediately
following the release of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ending 31 December
2011 (currently anticipated at the end of March 2012). A copy of the circular and the tender form also
will be made available on the Company’s website www.arch-fund.com at that time.
For more information, please contact:
MANAGER:
Allan Liu, Managing Partner
ARC Capital Partners Limited
T: (852) 2918 0088
F: (852) 2918 0881
aliu@arccapitalchina.com
NOMINATED ADVISER:
Philip Secrett
Grant Thornton Corporate Finance
T: (44) 20 7383 5100
Philip.J.Secrett@uk.gt.com
BROKER:
Hiroshi Funaki
LCF Edmond de Rothschild Securities
T: (44) 20 7845 5960
F: (44) 20 7845 5961
funds@lcfr.co.uk
Numis Securities Limited
David Benda / Hugh Jonathan
T: (44) 20 7260 1000
F: (44) 20 7260 1001
d.benda@numiscorp.com
MEDIA RELATIONS:
Stephanie Barry
T: (852) 3719 3375
pr@arccapitalchina.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Chong Min Yi
T: (852) 3719 3319
cyi@arccapitalchina.com
About ARC Capital Holdings Limited

ARC Capital Holdings Limited (“ARCH”) (AIM: ARCH) is a closed-end investment company with net
assets of US$392.0 million as at 31 December 2011. ARCH was admitted to trading on the AIM
Market of the London Stock Exchange in June 2006. ARCH holds investments in the retail, consumer
goods and consumer services sectors, principally in China.
For more information about ARC Capital Holdings Limited, please visit: www.arch-fund.com