1st Aug 2007 17:23
Voting Rights and Capital
Notification of alteration to total voting rights in accordance with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6
Premier Farnell plc (the `Company') has two classes of shares admitted to trading on a regulated market: ordinary shares of 5 pence each and preference shares of 100 pence each.
On 29 June 2007, the Company announced the total voting rights attaching to its issued ordinary share capital as at that date. As a result of changes to the number of ordinary shares in issue, the total number of voting rights in the Company's shares has altered.
As at the date of this announcement, there are 364,647,710 ordinary shares in issue, representing a total ordinary share capital of ‚£18,232,385. The voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares are on the basis of one vote per share, representing total voting rights of 364,647,710.
The preference shares do not carry voting rights unless:
i. the preferential dividend or any part of it is six months or more in
arrears at the date of the notice of the relevant meeting; or
ii. the business of the relevant meeting includes a resolution to wind up the
Company, reduce its capital by way of repayment or vary the rights,
privileges or restrictions attached to the preference shares.
The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 364,647,710. This figure may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules which took effect on 20 January 2007.
1 August 2007
Enquiries:
Steven Webb +44 (0) 870 129 8608
Group Company Secretary and General Counsel
PREMIER FARNELL PLCRelated Shares:
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