Holding(s) in Company

14th Nov 2012 09:20

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

Premier Farnellplc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii

Capital Group International, Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv

See Schedule A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 12 November 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 November 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii Below 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares: Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB 0003318416) Situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares: 11,259,989

Number of Voting Rights: 11,259,989

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares: Indirect 11,059,989

Number of voting rights: Indirect 11,059,989

% of voting rights: 2.9866%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C)Number of voting rights: 11,059,989

Percentage of voting rights: 2.9866%

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

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: Schedule A As of 12 November 2012 Premier Farnell Plc Number of Percent Of shares outstanding Capital Group International, inc ("CGII") Holdings 11,059,989 2.987%

Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:

Capital Guardian TrustCompany 9,684,084 2.615%Capital InternationalLimited 450,600 0.122%Capital InternationalSArl 558,700 0.151%Capital International,Inc

366,605

0.099%

PINX

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