PREMIER FARNELL PLC
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
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result X
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 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Goldman Sachs International
(if different from 3.):iv Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
5. Date of the transaction and date on 18 July 2016
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 July 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
the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct Indirect xii Direct Indirect
xi
Below 3% Below 3% 15,096 0.004%
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 rights that may be rights
Period xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
Stock Loan (Physical) Open 11,172,781 3.006%
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 % of voting rights
instrument price date xvii Conversion rights instrument xix, xx
period xviii refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
11,187,877 3.010%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 11,187,877 shares; 3.010%
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.);
11,172,781 shares; 3.006%
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.);
11,172,781 shares; 3.006%
Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited);
11,172,781 shares; 3.006%
GSAM Holdings LLC (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (Controlled by GSAM Holdings LLC)
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:
Please note, total amount of voting rights have
13. Additional information: been rounded to 3 decimal places therefore
there is a possibility of a rounding error.
General email contact:
shareholderdisclosures@gs.com
14. Contact name: Joanna Foley
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 207 051 9996
PREMIER FARNELL PLC : - Holding(s) in Company
July 21, 2016 at 04:54 am EDT
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