21st Mar 2012 10:45
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 Premier Farnell of existing shares to which voting rights are PLC attached:ii
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 rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock, Inc. notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 16th March 2012 reached:v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20th March 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone below 5% reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of
to the triggering transaction shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting if possible of of of rights rights x using Shares Voting shares the ISIN Rights CODE Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect xii
GB0003318416 18,623,265 18,623,265 N/A N/A 17,195,386 N/A below 5%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights instrument xiv 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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights xix, financial price date xvii Conversion voting xx instrument period rights xviii instrument refers to Nominal Delta CFD 1,221,426 0.33% 0.33% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 18,416,812 below 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 18,416,812 (below 5%) 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: BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Andrew Manchester 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form of legal entities) BlackRock, Inc. Contact address 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, (registered office for legal entities) EC2N 2DL Phone number & email 020 7743 5773; [email protected] Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) Andrew Manchester
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Contact address Phone number & email Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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