PFL.L Regulatory News (PFL)

13 Aug 2010 12:54

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Premier Farnell plc 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 n/a in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to n/aqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a Other (please specify): n/a 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification FIL Limited obligation:iii JP Morgan Bournemouth 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold 11 August 2010 is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 August 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 10% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

possible using the Number of Number of Voting Number of Number of voting % of voting ISIN CODE Shares Rights shares rights rights x Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi xii GB0003318416 37,651,240 37,651,240 36,651,240 36,651,240 9.97 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of financial xiii Period xiv rights that may be voting instrument acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted. n/a 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 financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xxinstrument period xviii refers to Nominal Delta n/a Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 36,651,240 9.97%

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

Nominee Shares Held Management Company JP Morgan Bournemouth 32,734,254 FIL Investments International JP Morgan Bournemouth 5,490 FIL Limited JP Morgan Bournemouth 9,908,179 FIL Investment Services Limited Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 3,317 FIL Limited Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: FIL Limited 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 1,000,000

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 11 August 2010

13. Additional information: None 14. Contact name: Shaheen Hussain 15. Contact telephone number: Fil-regreporting@fil.com