14th Mar 2011 10:57
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Premier Farnell plcof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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 rightsOther (pleasespecify):
Capital Group International, Inc.
3) Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 4) Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 10 March 2011 5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached: 11 March 2011 6) Date on which the issuer notified: Above 8% 7) Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares If Triggering transactionpossibleusing theISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Number of shares Number of voting % of voting rights rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 28,038,227 28,038,227 30,456,000 30,456,000 8.2709%
GB0003318416
B: Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Period Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument rights that may be 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 financial Exercise Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rightsinstrument price Conversion instrument refers to period xviii NominaDelta Total (A+B+C)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 30,456,000 8.2709%
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:
vendorRelated Shares:
PFL.L