Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are Premier Farnell Plcattached:ii 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 resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Prudential plc group ofnotification obligation:iii companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 25 September 2014reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 September 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 10% - 9%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof to the triggeringshares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsif possible of of of shares rights xusing Shares Votingthe ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct IndirectCODE xii GB0003318416 37,014,080 37,014,080 33,995,650 33,995,650 0 9.15% 0 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsfinancial date xvii Conversion rights instrument xix, xxinstrument period xviii refers to Final 89.2P CM Conversion/ Nominal Delta CNV RED PRF 89.2P Redemption N/A 206,860 Date (GBP) 0.06% 22/04/2016 Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 34,202,510 9.21% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Prudential plc (parent Company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudentialplc) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: Owen Smith / James Todd14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 3261