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 21 September 2016
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 September 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 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
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
1,063,914 1,063,914 0.0041%
GB0003318416 15,096
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) 22,426,784 6.0298%
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 % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion voting xix, xx
period rights
instrument
refers to Nominal Delta
CFD (Cash) 17-Jun-26 159,740 0.0429%
CFD (Cash) 19-Aug-26 43,783 0.0118%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
22,645,403 6.0886%
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.; 22,645,403 shares; 6.0886%
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.);
22,630,307 shares; 6.0845%%
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C);
22,630,307 shares; 6.0845%%
Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited);
22,630,307 shares; 6.0845%%
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 4 decimal places therefore
there is a possibility of a rounding error.
General email contact:
shareholderdisclosures@gs.com
14. Contact name: Peter Chisholm
15. Contact telephone number: +44 207 051 9612