Holding(s) in Company

6th Jul 2007 14:14

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annexFor filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Premier Farnell plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 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):Change in total voting rights Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Capital Group obligation: International, Inc

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

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is 3 July 2007 crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 July 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering type of the triggering transaction shares transaction If Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting Percentage of possible shares voting rights voting rights use ISIN rights code Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 14,580,939 14,580,939 14,580,939 14,580,939 3.9991% shares B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may

Percentage financial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of voting instrument period/date exercised/converted) rights N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 14,580,939 3.9991%

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

Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,495,828 shares

1.507%

Capital International Limited 6,858,981 shares

1.881%

Capital International S.A. 1,914,900 shares

0.525%

Capital International, Inc. 311,230 shares 0.085% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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 name:

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification

obligation Full name Capital Group International, Inc.

(including legal form of legal entities)

Contact address 333 South Hope Street

(registered office for legal entities) Los Angeles

CA 90071-1406 Phone number & email +1 213 486 9200 Other useful information Vivien Tan

(at least legal representative for legal Compliance Specialist

persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name Steven Webb Contact address Premier Farnell plc 150 Armley Road Leeds LS12 2QQ Phone number & email 0113 387 5277 [email protected] Other useful information Company Secretary and General Counsel

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

PREMIER FARNELL PLC

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