Premier Farnell PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMPFL 
 
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         Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and 
notification obligation: iii                                 Global Wealth Management) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                         Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                               26.09.2016 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    28.09.2016 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                 7%,8% 
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 
the ISIN CODE    of             of            of shares       rights                  rights x 
                 Shares         Voting 
                                Rights        Direct          Direct xi   Indirect    Direct    Indirect 
                                                                          xii 
 
GB0003318416     15,137,481     15,137,481    22,092,970      22,092,970              5.94% 
 
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   rights that may be       rights 
                                        xiv                 acquired if the 
                                                            instrument is 
                                                            exercised/ converted. 
 
Depositary Receipt           N/A                N/A                   232                   0.00% 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of          Exercise   Expiration    Exercise/     Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
financial        price      date xvii     Conversion    instrument refers to      xix, xx 
instrument                                period xviii 
 
                                                                                  Nominal      Delta 
 
Equity Swap         N/A      24.10.2016        N/A              7,700,000           N/A        2.07% 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
 
29,793,202                                         8.01% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance Department, 25 Cabot 
Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder of 
29,792,970 voting rights  (8.01%)  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley 
Investments (UK) 
 
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD, 
UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 29,792,970 voting rights  (8.01%)  and 
is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group 
 
Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, LNCS/5, Canary Wharf, London, E14 
4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 29,792,970 voting rights  (8.01%) 
  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited 
 
Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, 
E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 29,792,970 voting rights 
(8.01%)  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. 
 
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company 
(DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 
19801, USA. is an indirect holder of 29,792,970 voting rights  (8.01%)  and is 
a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                             N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease       N/A 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold         N/A 
voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name:                            Craig Horsley 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                [phone] 
 
 
 
 
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