13th Feb 2012 14:49
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with the issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Premier Farnell plc Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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. Capital Group International, Inc. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. 9 February 2012 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached: 6. 10 February 2012 Date on which the issuer notified: 7. Above 9% Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting shares If the Triggering situation possible using transaction after the the ISIN CODE triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of shares Number % of voting shares voting of rights rights voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 33,051,255 33,051,255 33,462,677 33,462,677 9.0516% (GB0003318416) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be % of financial date Conversion acquired if the instrument is voting instrument Period exercised/converted rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights instrument period xviii refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
33,462,677 9.0516% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 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 Shares
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal Capital Group International, Inc. entities)
Contact address (registered office for 11100 Santa Monica Blvd., 15thFloor legal entities) Los Angeles, California 90025 Phone number & email (213) 615-0469 [email protected] Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Vivien Tan Contact address 11100 Santa Monica Blvd., 15thFloor Los Angeles, California 90025 Phone number (213) 615-0469 Other useful information (e.g. functional Fax: (213) 486-9698 relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional Information
Commencing 20 January 2007, The Capital Group Companies, Inc., no longer reports ownership of securities. Capital Group International, Inc. and Capital Research and Management Company now report relevant holdings separately for the purposes of the new DTR Handbook.
• Capital Guardian Trust Company 19,742,690 5.340%
• Capital International Limited 5,291,187 1.431%
• Capital International Srl 2,023,400 0.547%
• Capital International, Inc. 6,405,400 1.733%
PINXRelated Shares:
PFL.L