PFL.L Regulatory News (PFL)

22 Jun 2010 12:43

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 18 June 2010 is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 June 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 11% 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 40,467,942 40,467,942 39,508,072 39,508,072 10.77 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 39,508,072 10.77%

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

JP Morgan Bournemouth - 39,504,755 Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux - 3,317 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: FIL Limited 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 959,870 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 18 June 2010 13. Additional information: None 14. Contact name: Shaheen Hussain 15. Contact telephone number: Fil-regreporting@fil.com