Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to Premierwhich voting rights are attached: Farnell PLC 2: Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights yes An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result noin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to noqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights no Other (please specify): no 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification GO Investment Partners LLP obligation: GO Third European Focus Fund LP4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): GO Fifth European Focus Fund LP 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 29 April 2015 is crossed or reached): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 May 2015 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 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 rights xif possible of of of shares rightsusing Shares Votingthe ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct IndirectCODE xii GB0003318416 3.24% 10,229,709 10,229,709 12,039,134 12,039,134 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument price date Conversion rights instrument period refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 12,039,134 3.24% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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: Number of shares in issue used for calculation: 371,333,691 14. Contact name: Ingrid Porteous 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 20 7614 4785