PFL.L Regulatory News (PFL)

21 Mar 2011 16:11

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting Premier Farnell PLC rights are attached: 2: Reason for notification (yes/no)

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

no rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect no to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

no Other (please specify): no 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Standard Life Investments Ltd notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Vidacos Nominees

from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which

the threshold 17/03/2011 is crossed or reached):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 18/03/2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 10%

reached: 8: Notified Details

Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share If possible use ISIN GB0003318416 code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares Number of voting rights 36,679,571 36,679,571

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 36,858,304 21,676,915 15,181,389 5.887% 4.123%

Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ No. of Percentage of instrument date conversion

voting voting rights period/date rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number % of voting rights instrument Conversion of price date period voting rights instrument refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 36,858,304 10.010%

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

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

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: investments_mo@standardlife.com Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number: (0131) 245 6565