BLOCK LISTING RETURN

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To:  The FCA

Date: 05 August 2014

Name of applicant:                     PREMIER FARNELL PLC

Name of scheme:                        EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME

                                       QUOTATION REFERENCE 1430/93

Period of return:                      From:      31 JANUARY 2014      To: 31 JULY 2014

Balance under scheme from previous     2,319,091 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH
return:

The amount by which the block scheme   0
has been increased, if the scheme has
been increased since the date of the
last return:

Number of securities issued/allotted   15,671
under scheme during period:

Balance under scheme not yet issued/   2,303,420
allotted at end of period

Number and class of securities         2,500,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE
originally listed and the date of      LISTED ON 14/5/93
admission
                                       1,464,128 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE
                                       LISTED ON 25/04/2002

                                       950,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE
                                       LISTED ON 11/05/2006

                                       800,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE
                                       LISTED ON 23/08/06

                                       700,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE
                                       LISTED ON 22/02/2008

                                       1,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE
                                       LISTED ON 11 AUGUST 2008

                                       2,500,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE
                                       LISTED ON 12 DECEMBER 2011

                                       2,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE
                                       LISTED ON 27 JUNE 2012

Total number of securities in issue at 371,328,495
the end of the period

Name of contact:                       STEVEN WEBB

Address of contact:                    150 ARMLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS12 2QQ

Telephone number of contact:           0113 348 4599

SIGNED BY

STEVEN WEBB
Company Secretary,
for and on behalf of
PREMIER FARNELL PLC

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