5th Oct 2011 10:36
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 Premier Farnell
PLC attached:ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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 Change of Custodian X specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Prudential plc group of companies notification obligation:iii Prudential plc (parent Company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Group Limited)
different from 3.):iv M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 03 October 2011
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 04 October 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or See item 13
reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering of shares triggering transaction transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting using the Shares Voting Rights shares rights rights x ISIN CODE Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect xii ORD GBP0.05 27,573,593 27,573,593 27,573,593 27,573,593 7.46% GB0003318416
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of voting instrument date Period xiv rights that may be rights xiii 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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx instrument period xviii refers to Convertible Pref N/A N/A N/A 206,860 Nominal Delta GB0006925266 0.05% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 27,780,453 7.51%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Prudential plc (parent Company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to N/A
hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights: Following a change of custodian for a 13. Additional information: large number of funds managed by M&G, the registration details have changed and are now as detailed on the attached report. No other material changes have taken place. Ryan Dowling / Mark Thomas 14. Contact name: M&G Investment Management Limited 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2979 / 020 7548
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PINXRelated Shares:
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