Total Voting Rights

Premier Farnell plc Voting Rights and Share Capital Premier Farnell plc (the `Company') has two classes of shares admitted totrading on a regulated market: ordinary shares of 5 pence each and preferenceshares of 100 pence each. As of 31 March 2015, the Company's issued share capital consists of: * 371,333,691 Ordinary Shares; and * 3,236,471 Convertible Preference Shares; The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. The number of voting rights in the Company is: * 371,333,691 in respect of the Ordinary Shares (one vote per share). * The preference shares do not carry voting rights but can be converted into ordinary shares of 5p each. The conversion rate is 2.06864 ordinary shares for each Convertible Preference Share. The voting rights attaching to these shares would therefore be 6,695,093 if they were to be converted. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 371,333,691.This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculationsby which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in,or change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure andTransparency Rules. 1 April 2015 Enquiries: Steven Webb +44 (0) 113 348 4514

Group Company Secretary and General Counsel