Holding(s) in Company

24th Aug 2011 10:17

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Premier Farnell PLC SHS existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights yes

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. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification BlackRock UK Special Situations Fund obligation:iii

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

3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 19th August 2011 threshold is crossed or reached:v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23rd August 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, Holding has gone below 3% vii 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering

shares if triggering transaction transaction

possible using the ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of % of voting Shares Voting Rights shares voting rights rights x Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi xii GB0003318416 11,110,442 11,110,442 N/A N/A N/A Below N/A 3%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiii Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, period refers to xx xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights N/A Below 3%

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: BlackRock International Threshold 13. Additional information: Reporting Team 14. Contact name: Andrew Manchester

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773

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