Premier Farnell Plc: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Name of company PREMIER FARNELL PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR CORP (FIDELITY) AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 NON-BENEFICIAL 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them STATE STREET HONG KONG 31,400 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 136,600 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX 9,600 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH 2,982,676 NATIONAL ASTL BK BOURNEMOUTH 785,600 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 3,126,100 STATE STREET BK & TR CO LNDN 893,667 BROWN BROS HARRIMN AND CO 4,692,800 BANK OF NEW YORK 298,200 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 387,500 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC. 24,200 NORTHERN TRUST CO 557,400 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO 1,486,290 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 2,717,900 BANKERS TRUST LONDON 455,300 CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON 26,600 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AG 191,300 FRANKFURT CITIBANK LONDON 423,400 CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 181,600 DEXIA PRIVATBANK (SCHWEIZ) 22,200 MELLON BANK 1,159,000 MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES 226,800 NORDEA BANK AB 60,700 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired NOT DISCLOSED 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 1,054,200 8. Percentage of issued class 0.29 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH 10. Date of transaction NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date company informed 13 DECEMBER 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 20,876,833 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.75% 14. Any additional information 15. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification STEVEN WEBB COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification: 14 DECEMBER 2004 DATASOURCE: Premier Farnell Plc CONTACT: Name of contact and telephone number for queries: STEVEN WEBB, COMPANY SECRETARY, PREMIER FARNELL PLC, 150 ARMLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS12 2QQ, TEL. +44(0)113-387-5277

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