Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Premier Farnell Plcof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:ii 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): Other (please specify): Acquisition of voting rights as a result of the acquisition by ü Schroders plc of Cazenove Capital Holdings Limited. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Schroders plcnotification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 02.07.13reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 04.07.13 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 10%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof to the triggeringshares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of votingif possible of of of shares rights rights xusing Shares Votingthe ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct IndirectCODE xii OrdinaryGB0003318416 0 0 39,732,116 N/A 39,732,116 N/A 10.713% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of votingfinancial price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to rights xix, xxinstrument period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights39,732,116 10.713% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Cazenove Capital Management Limited 29,521,740 7.960% Schroder Investment Management Limited 10,029,688 2.704% Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 151,372 0.041% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios13. Additional information: managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. 14. Contact name: Shaheen Hussain 15. Contact telephone number: +44 207 658 6000