Premier Farnell : Form 8.3 - Premier Farnell PLC

                                                                       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) Full name of discloser:                          Norges Bank

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short       N/A
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor
and beneficiaries must be named.

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

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

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:           Dealing Disclosure 29/09/2016
     For an opening position disclosure, state the
latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

(f)  In addition to the company in 1© above, is the  No
discloser making disclosures in respect of any other (Disclosure of dealings and
party to the offer?                                  positions in the offeror Avnet
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer,   Bidco Limited is not required.)
state 'N/A'

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

 1. 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:                             5p ordinary

                                            Interests               Short positions

                                         Number           %          Number         %

(1) Relevant securities owned and/     13,248,079       3.56%
or controlled:

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

(3) Stock-settled derivatives
(including options) and agreements
to purchase/sell:

     TOTAL:                            13,248,079       3.56%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

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

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

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

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree named in 1©, copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 1. Purchases and sales

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

     5p ordinary            Purchase               20,742               GBP 1.84

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

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


(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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


(ii)        Exercise

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


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

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


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:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  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 (Open Positions) attached?                           NO



Date of disclosure:                         30/09/2016

Contact name:                               Philippe Chiaroni

Telephone number:                           +47 2407 3297

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 disclosure requirements on
+44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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