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