PFL.L Regulatory News (PFL)

10 Feb 2012 09:05

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Premier Farnell of existing shares to which voting rights are

PLC attached:ii

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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 BlackRock, Inc. notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 8th February 2012 reached:v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 9th February 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone above 5% reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of to the triggering transaction shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting if possible of of of shares rights rights x using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect CODE xi xii GB0003318416 18,484,110 18,484,110 N/A N/A 18,623,265 N/A 5.04% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be voting instrument acquired if the rights 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 financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, instrument period refers to xx xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 18,623,265 5.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 18,623,235 (5.04%) 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: BlackRock International Threshold Reporting 13. Additional information: Team 14. Contact name: Andrew Manchester 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form of legal entities) BlackRock, Inc. Contact address 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, (registered office for legal entities) EC2N 2DL Phone number & email 020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal Andrew Manchester persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Contact address Phone number & email Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.