For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                    Premier Farnell Plc
of existing 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                                             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                                 Schroders plc
notification obligation:iii

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                                          30.09.14
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          01.10.14

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                     Below 10%
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


if possible  Number                 Number        Number     Number of voting        % of  voting rights
using        of                     of            of shares  rights                  x
the ISIN     Shares                 Voting
CODE                                Rights
                                                  Direct     Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct       Indirect




  Ordinary

                   40,069,868        35,139,616   35,894,869    N/A     31,888,724     N/A          8.588%

GB0003318416


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 rights       % of voting
financial                           date xvii   Conversion instrument refers to          rights xix, xx
instrument                                      period
                                                xviii

                                                                                         Nominal     Delta
     CFD               N/A              N/A        N/A              4,006,145
                                                                                         1.079%          1

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights

                     35,894,869                                            9.667%

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

Schroder & Co. Limited
                                                            173,850
0.047 %

Schroders Investment Management Limited                         35,550,993
9.574%

Schroders Investment Management North America Limited
170,026           0.046%


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:

                              The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios
13. Additional information:   managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for
                              clients under investment management agreements. This
                              disclosure has been calculated based on issue share
                              capital amount 371,329,722.

14. Contact name:                                  Scott Dickenson

15. Contact telephone number:                      +44 207 658 6000