Holding(s) in Company

29th Apr 2009 08:20

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Premier Farnell plc 2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in

the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 notification obligation (iii):

Paris and its group of

companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if

different from 3.) (iv):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on 27 April 2009 which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 April 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%

reached: 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/ Situation Resulting situation after the triggering type of previous to transaction (vii) shares the Triggering if transaction (vi) possible using the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) 0331841 21,172,728 21,172,728 3,899,811 Not 3,899,811 6,166,500 1.07% 1.69% disclosed B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date Conversion rights that may be voting instrument (xiii) Period/ Date acquired if the rights (xiv) instrument is exercised/converted N/A Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

10,066,311 2.76%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Alliance Capital Management 1,586,000 0.43420% Direct AXA 729,833 0.19981% Direct AXA Financial, Inc 5,984,500 1.63839% Indirect AXA IM UK 1,504,145 0.41179% Direct AXA IM UK 182,000 0.049826572% Indirect AXA Winterthur 79,833 0.02% Direct Total Direct 3,899,811 1.06766% Total Indirect 6,166,500 1.68822% TOTAL 10,066,311 2.75588% Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Kyere Tabiri

15. Contact telephone number: 0207 003 1510

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the

notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Phone number

Other useful information (at least legal representative for

legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name Steven Webb Contact address Premier Farnell plc 150 Armley Road Leeds LS12 2QQ Phone number 0113 387 5277

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with Company the person Secretary or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

vendor

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