Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing PREMIERshares to which voting rights are attached: FARNELL 2. Reason for the notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may Noresult in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rightsare 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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Harris Associates L.P. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): BNY Mellon JPMorgan Chase Northern Trust Company State Street Bank 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is 20 Augustcrossed or reached if different): 2013 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 August 2013 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares to the triggering transaction transactionIf possibleuse ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofCODE Shares voting shares rights voting rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0003318416 18,715,710 18,715,710 5.04%Common Stock B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage offinancial date conversion period rights that may voting rightsinstrument be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/ converted) C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage offinancial Price date conversion rights voting rightsinstrument period instrument refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 18,715,710 5.04% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: BNY Mellon - 662,100 Common Stock shares JPMorgan Chase - 1,808,169 Common Stock shares Northern Trust Company - 751,500 Common Stock shares State Street Bank - 15,493,941 Common Stock shares 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: Sarah E. Grimm 15. Contact telephone number: 312-621-0628