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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Premier Farnell Plcof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: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 n/ain the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to n/aqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a Other (please specify): n/a 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the UBS Global Asset Management (Traditionalnotification obligation:iii Entities) UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Limited4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 04 February 2014reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 06 February 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof to the triggeringshares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights xif possible of of of shares rightsusing Shares Votingthe ISIN Rights Direct Indirect xii Direct IndirectCODE xi Below BelowGB0003318416 Notifiable Notifiable 19,027,277 376,973 18,650,304 0.10% 5.03% Threshold Threshold B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date xiii Conversion rights that may be rightsinstrument Period xiv acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. - - - - - C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights xix, xxfinancial price date xvii Conversion rights instrumentinstrument period xviii refers to - Nominal Delta - - - - Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 19,027,277 5.13% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Limited - 6,965 - 0.00%UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 18,643,339 - 5.03%UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 376,973 - 0.10% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of a number of clients 11. Number of voting rights proxy holderwill ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder willcease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Konstantina Georgaki / Akvile Budrikaite 15. Contact telephone number: +41 44 239 4071