24th Jun 2010 11:52
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Premier Farnell Plc issuer 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 n/a 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 n/a to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a Other (please n/a specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to UBS Global Asset Management (Traditional the notification obligation: iii
Entities) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) different from 3.):iv Inc. UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 5. Date of the transaction and date 21 June 2010 on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 June 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 6% or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ixClass/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after shares to the triggering the triggering transaction transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of % of voting using of of of shares voting rights x the ISIN CODE Shares Voting rights Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect xii
GB0003318416 23,099,637 23,099,637 21,898,803 1,086,109 20,812,693 0.30% 5.67%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights xiv 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 xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx instrument period refers to xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 21,898,803 5.97%
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 (Americas) Inc. - 184,231 @ 0.05% UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 20,628,462 @ 5.63% UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 1,086,109 @ 0.29% 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 holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Brigitte Schwarz/ Nemanja Pantic 15. Contact telephone number: +41 44 239 6299 Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email Other useful information (at least legal representative for
legal persons)
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