21st Feb 2011 12:52
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to Premier which voting rights are attached:
Farnell plc
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 notification Capital
Group obligation: International, Inc. Capital Guardian Trust Company Capital International 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Limited Capital International SArl Capital International Inc 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold 17 February 2011 is crossed reached: 6. Date on which the issuer notified: 18
February 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above
5% 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering Class/type of the Triggering transaction 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 Shares (ISIN: 17,713,767 17,713,767 18,825,455 18,825,455 5.1126% GB0003318416) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be % of financial date Conversion acquired if the instrument is exercised voting instrument Period /converted rights 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 % of voting financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights instrument period xviii refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 18,825,455 5.1126%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 14,281.093 3.878%
Capital International Limited 3,256,955 0.835%
Capital International SArl 564,800 0.153% Capital International Inc 722,537 0.195% 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:
vendorRelated Shares:
PFL.L