Holding(s) in Company

21st Dec 2011 13:58

TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Premier Farnell plc shares to which voting rights are attached:

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 No are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to No qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Capital Group International,

obligation: Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 19 December 2011 threshold is crossed reached: 6. Date on which the issuer notified: 20 December 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering Class/type the Triggering transaction of shares If transaction possible using the Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting ISIN CODE Number of voting rights rights shares rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 33,836,052 33,836,052 33,028,850 33,028,850 8.9347% GB0003318416 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting financial date Conversion that may be acquired if rights instrument Period the instrument is exercised/converted n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise Number of voting rights % of voting financial price date / instrument refers to rights instrument Conversion period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 33,028,850 8.9347%

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

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 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:

15. Contact telephone number:

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