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 X
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 Prudential plc group of
notification obligation:iii companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 25 September 2014
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 September 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 10% - 9%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of to the triggering
shares transaction
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
if possible of of of shares rights x
using Shares Voting
the ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
CODE xii
GB0003318416 37,014,080 37,014,080 33,995,650 33,995,650 0 9.15% 0
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
instrument 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 Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
financial date xvii Conversion rights instrument xix, xx
instrument period xviii refers to
Final
89.2P CM Conversion/ Nominal Delta
CNV RED
PRF 89.2P Redemption N/A 206,860
Date
(GBP) 0.06%
22/04/2016
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
34,202,510 9.21%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Prudential plc (parent Company)
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential
plc)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
Owen Smith / James Todd
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 3261