For filings with the FSA 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 of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii 


            Premier Farnell plc ORD GBP 0.05

(Sedol: 0331841)

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii Cazenove Capital Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 28th January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified: 29th January 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 5% 


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares:            ISIN: GB 0003318416
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:            
Number of Shares: 17,195,070
Number of Voting Rights:  17,195,070                                  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares:  Direct 16,635,070
Number of voting rights:  Indirect 16,635,070
% of  voting rights:  Direct 4.49%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument  N/A
Expiration date xiii  N/A
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv  N/A
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted.N/A
% of voting rights  N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument  CFD
Exercise price N/A
Expiration date xvi N/A
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii N/A
Number of voting rights instrument refers to  1,387,500
% of voting rights xix, xx    Nominal    0.37%  Delta N/A
                                                             
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights:   18,022,570

Percentage of voting rights: 4.86%

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


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 


                       
14. Contact name:  N/A                                      
15. Contact telephone number:    N/A

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation 


Full name (including legal form of legal entities):  Cazenove Capital
Management Limited
Contact address  (registered office for legal entities):  12 Moorgate, London,
EC2R 6DA
Phone number & email:  0203 479 0461
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons: Laura Whelan
                                                                            
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name:  N/A
Contact address:  N/A
Phone number & email:    N/A
Other useful information  (e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation):  N/A
                                                                            
C: Additional information
N/A
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