Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to Premierwhich voting rights are attached: Farnell PLC 2: Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights yes An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result noin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to noqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights no Other (please specify): no Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited3. Full name of person(s) subject to the (Parent Company) -4.756% comprised of:notification Standard Life Investments Limited - 4.42% obligation: Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.336% 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Vidacos Nominees\HSBCdifferent from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date onwhich the threshold 15/01/2015 is crossed or reached): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16/01/2015 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 3%reached: 8: Notified Details Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code GB0003318416 Situation previous to the triggering transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights 13,671,432 13,671,432 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 17,659,442 11,309,119 6,350,323 3.046 1.71 Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage offinancial date conversion period/ that may be acquired voting rightsinstrument date (if the instrument exercised/converted) C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument price date Conversion rights instrument period refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 17,659,442 4.756 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -4.756% comprisedof: Standard Life Investments Limited - 4.42% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.336% 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: [email protected] Standard Life Investments Ltd 15. Contact telephone number: (0131) 245 6565