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                                                 Yes    
                                                                                                       
    An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result              No    
    in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                    
                                                                                                       
    An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                    No    
    qualifying financial instruments                                                                   
                                                                                                       
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                             No    
                                                                                                       
    Other (please                                                                                No    
    specify):                                                                                          
                                                                                                       
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the       GO Investment Partners LLP                          
    notification obligation: iii                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 GO Third European Focus Fund LP                     
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                         
                                                   GO Fifth European Focus Fund LP                     
                                                                                                       
    5. Date of the transaction and date on         3 August 2015                                       
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                  
    reached: v                                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    6. Date on which issuer notified:              4 August 2015                                       
                                                                                                       
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         5.00%                                               
    reached: vi, vii                                                                                   
                                                                                                       


     

    8. Notified details:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                   
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
    Class/type of Situation previous                       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction    
    shares        to the triggering                                                                                
                  transaction                                                                                      
    if possible                                                                                                    
    using         Number              Number               Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x 
    the ISIN CODE of                  of                   of shares   rights                                      
                  Shares              Voting                                                                       
                                      Rights               Direct      Direct xi    Indirect Direct     Indirect   
                                                                                    xii                            
                                                                                                                   
                                                           20,360,106  20,360,106            5.48%                 
    GB0003318416  17,553,349          17,553,349                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                            
                                                                                                                   
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                           
                                                                                                                   
    Type of financial          Expiration   Exercise/                   Number of voting         % of voting       
    instrument                 date xiii    Conversion Period xiv       rights that may be       rights            
                                                                        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 rights % of voting rights  
    instrument           price        date xvii      Conversion period instrument refers to    xix, xx             
                                                     xviii                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                               Nominal     Delta   
                                                                                                                   
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                   
    Number of voting rights                                      Percentage of voting rights                       
                                                                                                                   
    20,360,106                                                   5.48%                                             
                                                                                                                   

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
    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:                  Number of shares in issue used for the         
                                                 calculation: 371,594,689                       
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                            Ingrid Porteous                                
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                +44(0) 20 7614 4785