Holding(s) in Company

11th Jul 2011 15:41

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Premier Farnell Plc of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached:ii GB0003318416

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 UBS Global Asset Management notification obligation:iii (Traditional Entities) UBS Global Asset Management (UK)

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

from 3.):iv UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 7 July 2011 threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 July 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%

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 if triggering transaction transaction

possible using the Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting ISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights shares rights rights x Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi xii GB0003318416 Below Below Notifiable Notifiable 18,636,754 672,593 17,964,161 0.18% 4.86% Threshold Threshold

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 Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx instrument xvii period xviii refers to Nominal Delta - - - - - - - Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 18,636,754 5.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 17,964,161 - 4.86% UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 672,593 - 0.18%

Proxy Voting: UBS Global Asset Management 10. Name of the proxy holder: on behalf of a number of clients

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: Hendrik Marenbach / Konstantina Georgaki 15. Contact telephone number: +41 44 239 6225

PINX

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