Holding(s) in Company

25th May 2010 17:34

TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the Premier Farnell plcunderlying issuer of existing sharesto which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

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 obligation: Capital Group International, Inc. 4) Full name of Capital Guardian Trust Company shareholder(s) (if Capital International Limited different from 3.): Capital International Srl Capital International, Inc. 5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 21 May 2010 crossed reached: 6) Date on which the issuer notified: 24 May 2010 7) Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 3% reached: 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares If the Triggeringpossible transactionusing theISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting shares voting rights rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 10,894,587 10,894,587 11,074,121 11,074,121 3.0198%

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of votingfinancial Period rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if 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 % of voting rightsfinancial price date Conversion rights instrumentinstrument period refers to xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 11,074,121 3.0198%

9) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights

and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Capital Guardian Trust Company - 9,625,334 - 2.625%

Capital International Limited - 1,156,687 - 0.315%

Capital International Srl - 225,900 - 0.070%

Capital International, Inc. - 36,200 - 0.010%

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: Gina Martinez 15) Contact telephone number: (213) 615-0469

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