Holding(s) in Company

24th Feb 2011 17:06

TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to Premier Farnell plc 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 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):

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

obligation:

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Capital International Limited

Capital International Srl

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Capital International, Inc. 22 February 2011

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold

is crossed reached: 23 February 2011

6. Date on which the issuer notified:

Above 6%

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the

Resulting situation after the triggering

Triggering transaction transaction

Class/type of shares If possible Number of using the ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of shares voting % of voting rights shares voting rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 18,820,496 18,820,496 22,689,972 22,689,972 6.1622% GB0003318416

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Number of % of Conversion voting rights voting Period that may be rights 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 Exercise Number of voting % of voting rights instrument price date / rights instrument Conversion refers to period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights

% of voting rights 22,689,972 6.1622%

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

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Capital Guardian Trust Company 17,220,810

4.677%

Capital International Limited

3,766,355 1.023% Capital International Srl 629,200 0.171% Capital International, Inc. 1,073,607 0.292% 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:

vendor

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Related Shares:

PFL.L