Premier Farnell : Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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                                                  x

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
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       Deutsche Bank AG
notification obligation: iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
 (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on         27/09/2016
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:              29/09/2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         Below notifiable threshold
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            Number        Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x
the ISIN CODE    of            of           of shares   rights
                 Shares        Voting
                               Rights       Direct      Direct xi    Indirect Direct       Indirect
                                                                     xii

                 21,845,496    21,845,496   Below       Below        0        Below        0
GB0003318416                                notifiable  notifiable            notifiable
                                            threshold   threshold             threshold

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial       Expiration  Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting
instrument              date xiii   Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be      rights
                                                            acquired if the
                                                            instrument is
                                                            exercised/ converted.

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 voting rights  % of voting rights
instrument         price       date xvii   Conversion   instrument refers to     xix, xx
                                           period xviii

                                                                                 Nominal      Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights

Below notifiable threshold                        Below notifiable threshold





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:


13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:                            Vikraj Dowlul

15. Contact telephone number:                0207 545 0336