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         Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and 
    notification obligation: iii                                 Global Wealth Management)              
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                         Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc       
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                               23.08.2016                     
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    25.08.2016                     
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                   6%                         
    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      
    the ISIN CODE    of             of            of shares       rights                  rights x          
                     Shares         Voting                                                                  
                                    Rights        Direct          Direct xi   Indirect    Direct    Indirect
                                                                              xii                           
                                                                                                            
    GB0003318416     19,074,157     19,074,157    23,703,799      23,703,799              6.38%             
                                                                                                            
    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   rights that may be       rights             
                                            xiv                 acquired if the                             
                                                                instrument is                               
                                                                exercised/ converted.                       
                                                                                                            
    Depositary Receipt           N/A                N/A                   232                   0.00%       
                                                                                                            
    Right of recall over         N/A                N/A                  23,560                 0.01%       
    securities lending                                                                                      
    agreements                                                                                              
                                                                                                            
    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                           
    Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                     
                                                                                                            
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                            
    Type of          Exercise   Expiration    Exercise/     Number of voting rights   % of voting rights    
    financial        price      date xvii     Conversion    instrument refers to      xix, xx               
    instrument                                period xviii                                                  
                                                                                                            
                                                                                      Nominal      Delta    
                                                                                                            
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                            
    Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights                          
                                                                                                            
    23,727,591                                         6.38%                                                
                                                                                                            

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the             
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                             
                                                                                               
    Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance Department, 25 Cabot            
    Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder of               
    23,703,799 voting rights  (6.38%)  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley                   
    Investments (UK)                                                                           
                                                                                               
    Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD,            
    UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 23,703,799 voting rights  (6.38%)  and            
    is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group                                                 
                                                                                               
    Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, LNCS/5, Canary Wharf, London, E14                
    4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 23,703,799 voting rights  (6.38%)            
      and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited                              
                                                                                               
    Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London,               
    E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 23,703,799 voting rights                 
    (6.38%)  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.                 
                                                                                               
    Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company              
    (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware,                  
    19801, USA. is an indirect holder of 23,703,799 voting rights  (6.38%)  and is             
    a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley                                                             
                                                                                               
    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:                                                                
                                                                                               
    14. Contact name:                            Craig Horsley                                 
                                                                                               
    15. Contact telephone number:                +44 141 245-7736