PFL.L Regulatory News (PFL)

16 Mar 2011 09:40

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Premier Farnell PLC shares to which voting 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 rights no are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to no 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 notification Standard Life Investments Ltd obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Vidacos Nominees

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 14/03/2011 is crossed or reached): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15/03/2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8: Notified Details Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code GB0003318416 Situation previous to the triggering transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights 36,891,996 36,891,996 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 36,679,571 21,498,182 15,181,389 5.838% 4.123% Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of instrument date conversion period rights that may voting rights /date 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 % of voting rightsinstrument price date Conversion voting period rights instrument refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 36,679,571 9.961%

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