Holding(s) in Company

9th Dec 2010 16:18

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Premier Farnell Plc existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii 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 JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited JPMorgan from 3.):iv Investment Management Inc. JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Ltd JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 5. Date of the transaction and date on which 08 December 2010 the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 09 December 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

5% Upwards - Shares reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering

shares if possible triggering transaction transaction

using the ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting Shares Voting Rights rights rights x Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi xii GB0003318416 18,217,557 18,217,557 18,421,253 5.01%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Period Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiv rights that may be rights xiii 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 financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of voting instrument price date period xviii rights instrument rights xix, xx xvii refers to Contract for Nominal Delta Difference 579,010 0.16% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 19,000,263 5.17%

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

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc :

19,000,263 (5.17%)

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited JPMorgan Investment Management Inc. JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Kartik Parekh 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7325 9387

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