PFL.L Regulatory News (PFL)

10 Jan 2011 17:23

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the Premier Farnell PLC underlying issuer of existing 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 no may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which

voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic no effect 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 Vidacos Nominees different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on 05 January 2010 which the threshold is crossed or reached): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 06 January 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 6% reached: 8: Notified Details A. Voting rights attached to shares * Class/type of share If possible GB0003318416 use ISIN code Situation previous to the triggering transaction

* Number of shares * Number of voting rights 16,655,024 16,655,024

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

* Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of shares voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 24,579,058 13,625,614 10,953,444 3.702% 2.976%

B. Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may voting rights instrument period/date be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) NominalDelta

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 instrument price date Conversion voting rights period rights instrument refers to Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 24,579,058 6.678%

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