Premier Farnell: Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares LEEDS, England, February 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 1. Name of company PREMIER FARNELL PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR CORP (FIDELITY) AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES 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 27,200 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 105,400 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX 9,600 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH 3,016,976 NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE 674,900 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 3,862,825 STATE STREET BK & TR CO LNDN 945,024 BROWN BROS HARRIMN AND CO 6,048,200 BANK OF NEW YORK 273,500 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 334,000 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC. 24,200 NORTHERN TRUST CO 481,100 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO 1,365,032 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 1,715,880 BANKERS TRUST LONDON 507,400 CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON 22,900 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AG FRANKFURT 164,800 CITIBANK LONDON 475,600 CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 193,100 DEXIA PRIVATBANK (SCHWEIZ) 19,000 MELLON BANK 1,223,300 MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES 258,500 NORDEA BANK AB 52,200 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 923,804 6. Percentage of issued class 0.25% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NOT DISCLOSED 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH 10. Date of transaction NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date company informed 22 FEBRUARY 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 21,800,637 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.01% 14. Any additional information 15. 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 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification STEVEN WEBB COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification: 22 FEBRUARY 2005 DATASOURCE: Premier Farnell Plc CONTACT: Contact: Steven Webb, Company Secretary, Premier Farnell plc, 150 Armley Road, Leeds, LS12 2QQ, Tel. +44-(0)113-387-5277

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