Holding(s) in Company

15th Nov 2010 14:35

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer PREMIER FARNELL PLC of 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 Artemis Investment notification obligation:iii Management LLP SAUL BBC PENSION TRUST L&G Barclays Income 2 L&G Barclays Income 1 Charities Pool (COL) Hampstead Heath (COL) Artemis Institutional Equity Income Fund 4. Full name of shareholder(s) P&O Pension Scheme (if different from 3.):iv BHS Pension Scheme BHS Senior Management Scheme City of London Pension A/c City of London Cash A/c Artemis High Income Fund Artemis UK Special Situations Fund Artemis Income Fund 5. Date of the transaction and date on 12 November 2010 which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 November 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5% reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

to the triggering shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights if possible of of of shares rights x using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect CODE xii GB0003318416 19,764,626 19,764,626 17,878,227 17,878,227 4.86% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights instrument 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 voting % of voting rights financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument xix, xx instrument period refers to xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 17,878,227 4.86%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

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: Neil Buckley 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 718 0411

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