27 June 2016

                                  PREMIER FARNELL PLC                              

                               SALE OF CADSOFT BUSINESS                            

    Premier Farnell today announces that, together with its wholly owned subsidiary
    Celdis Limited, it has completed the sale of Cadsoft Computer GmbH ("Cadsoft")
    and the assets used in connection with the sale of Cadsoft products in the US
    (together "the Business) to a subsidiary of Autodesk Inc. ("Autodesk").  

    Cadsoft is a software development business that produces electronics design
    software that Autodesk will add to its software portfolio.  Premier Farnell
    will continue to distribute the Cadsoft product on behalf of Autodesk.

    This action follows an operational review, initiated in July 2015, which
    concluded that Premier Farnell would look to strategically refocus its
    portfolio and concentrate on its core distribution business, while also
    reducing its net debt.  The net proceeds of the disposal will have the effect
    of reducing Premier Farnell's reported net debt position as at 31 January 2016
    by approximately 8%.

    For further information, contact:

    Paul Sharma, Investor Relations          Premier Farnell plc +44 (0) 20 7851 4107     
                                                                                          
    Richard Mountain/Andrew Lorenz           FTI Consulting      +44 (0) 20 3727 1374     

    This release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to the
    business of the Group and certain of its plans and objectives, including, but
    not limited to, future capital expenditures, future ordinary expenditures and
    future actions to be taken by the Group in connection with such capital and
    ordinary expenditures, the expected benefits and future actions to be taken by
    the Group in respect of certain sales and marketing initiatives, operating
    efficiencies and economies of scale. By their nature forward-looking statements
    involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on
    circumstances that will occur in the future. Actual expenditures made and
    actions taken may differ materially from the Group's expectations contained in
    the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, many of which
    are beyond the control of the Group. These factors include, but are not limited
    to, the implementation of initiatives supporting the Group's strategy, the
    effect of legislation and regulatory enactments, recruitment and integration of
    new personnel, the implementation of cost saving initiatives, continued use and
    acceptance of e-commerce programs and systems, implementation of new IT
    systems, the ability to expand into new markets and territories, the
    implementation of new sales and marketing initiatives, changes in demand for
    electronic, electrical, electromagnetic and industrial products, rapid changes
    in distribution of products and customer expectations, the ability to introduce
    and customers' acceptance of new services, products and product lines, product
    availability, the impact of competitive pricing, fluctuations in foreign
    currencies, and changes in interest rates and overall market conditions,
    particularly the impact of changes in worldwide and national economies. The
    Group does not intend to update the forward-looking statements made herein.