Premier Farnell : Form 8.3 - Premier Farnell

                                                                       FORM 8.3

           PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

                  Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code')

1.           KEY INFORMATION

(a)   Identity of the person whose positions/     Harris Associates L.P.
      dealings are being disclosed:

(b)   Owner or controller of interests and short
      positions disclosed, if different from 1
      (a):
      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies
      is insufficient

(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to      Premier Farnell
      whose relevant securities this form
      relates:
      Use a separate form for each offeror/
      offeree

(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an
      offeror/offeree, state this and specify
      identity of offeror/offeree:

(e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:      26 July 2016

(f)   Has the discloser previously disclosed, or  NO
      are they today disclosing, under the Code
      in respect of any other party to this
      offer?

2.           POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)          Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
             offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:       Common Stock (GB0003318416)

                                             Interests                    Short Positions

                                         Number             %            Number            %

(1)   Relevant securities owned   3,522,100 shares          0.95 %
      and/or controlled:

(2)   Derivatives (other than
      options):

(3)   Options and agreements to
      purchase/sell:

      Total                       3,522,100 shares          0.95 %

(b)          Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other
             executive options)

Class of relevant security in
relation to which subscription
right exists:

Details, including nature of the
rights concerned and relevant
percentages:





3.      DEALINGS

(a)     Purchases and sales

  Class of relevant security        Purchase/sale        Number of securities       Price per unit

Common Stock (GB0003318416)    Sale                     40,000 shares           1.65 GBP

Common Stock (GB0003318416)    Sale                     216,800 shares          1.65 GBP

Common Stock (GB0003318416)    Sale                     1,369,500 shares        1.65 GBP

(b)     Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Class of relevant    Product description     Nature of dealing e.g.      Number of    Price per unit
      security              e.g. CFD         opening/closing a long/      reference
                                            short position, increasing   securities
                                              /reducing a long/short
                                                     position

(c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

   Class of       Product    Writing,     Number of     Exercise     Type e.g.  Expiry     Option money
   relevant     description  purchasing,  securities to price per    American,  date       paid/ received
   security      e.g. call   selling,     which option  unit         European              per unit
                   option    varying etc. relates                    etc.

(ii)    Exercising

Class of relevant security     Product description e.g. Number of securities    Exercise price per
                               call option                                      unit

(d)     Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security     Nature of dealing e.g.   Details                 Price per unit (if
                               subscription, conversion                         applicable)





4.       OTHER INFORMATION

(a)      Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be
an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making
the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with
a party to the offer:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

None

(b)      Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

None

(c)      Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?                      NO

Date of disclosure                                      27 July 2016

Contact name                                            Kim Colwell

Telephone number                                        312-208-8153


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available
for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on
+44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel?s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.