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          GB0003318416                                
    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       Norges Bank                                         
    notification obligation: iii                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 N/A                                                 
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    5. Date of the transaction and date on         20 April 2016                                       
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                  
    reached: v                                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    6. Date on which issuer notified:              21 April 2016                                       
                                                                                                       
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         Above 3%                                            
    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                               
                                                                                                         
                     10,866,960   10,866,960   11,713,035  11,713,035            3.15%                   
    GB0003318416                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
    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.                     
                                                                                                         
    N/A                     N/A        N/A                     N/A                     N/A               
                                                                                                         
    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    instrument refers to     xix, xx              
                                             period xviii                                                
                                                                                                         
    N/A                N/A        N/A        N/A                                    Nominal      Delta   
                                                           N/A                                           
                                                                                    N/A          N/A     
                                                                                                         
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                         
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                         
    11,713,035                                       3.15%                                               
                                                                                                         

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    N/A                                                                                         
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                             Norges Bank                       
                                                                                                
    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:                  None                                           
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                            Sai Aanandha Shankhar                          
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                +47 2407 3134