PFL.L Regulatory News (PFL)

17 Sep 2010 11:46

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Premier Farnell 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 14th September 2010 threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15th September 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Holding has gone above 10% vi, vii 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering of shares triggering transaction transaction Number of Shares Number of Number Number of voting % of voting Voting of rights rights x Rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi xii GB0003318416 26,022,790 26,022,790 N/A N/A 27,691,323 N/A 7.54%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting

% of voting date Conversion rights that may be rights xiii Period xiv acquired if the 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 financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument price date Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx xvii period refers to xviii Nominal Delta CFD N/A N/A N/A 9,345,376 2.54% 2.54% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 37,036,699 10.08%

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 - 37,036,699 (10.08%)

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: BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team 14. Contact name: Stuart Watchorn

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5741;

stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com