Premier Farnell Plc: Holdings in Company - Schedule 10 Notification of Major Interests in Shares

Premier Farnell Plc: Holdings in Company - Schedule 10
Notification of Major Interests in Shares 


LEEDS, England, January 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- All relevant boxes should
be completed in block capital letters. 

  1. Name of company
  PREMIER FARNELL PLC
  2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC., CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL S.A, CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY AND CAPITAL 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

IN RESPECT OF NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDINGS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS NAMED IN 2 ABOVE.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them 

  STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 408,800
  CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 15,838,430
  MIDLAND BANK PLC 334,950
  NORTRUST NOMINEES 3,092,300
  MELLON NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED 83,500
  BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES LIMITED 3,208,300
  BANKERS TRUST 229,100
  CITIBANK LONDON 144,488
  MORGAN GUARANTY 292,900
  STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. 261,300
  DEUTSCHE BANK AG 1,022,700
  HSBC BANK PLC 1,105,600
  MELLON BANK N.A 57,300
  BANK ONE LONDON 123,900
  ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 48,000
  NORTHERN TRUST 1,319,590
  5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
  NOT DISCLOSED
  6. Percentage of issued class
  NOT DISCLOSED
  7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
  NOT DISCLOSED
  8. Percentage of issued class
  NOT DISCLOSED
  9. Class of security
  ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH
  10. Date of transaction
  NOT DISCLOSED
  11. Date company informed
  12 JANUARY 2005
  12. Total holding following this notification
  27,571,158
  13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
  7.6%
  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. [phone]

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification 

  STEVEN WEBB
  COMPANY SECRETARY
  Date of notification: 13 JANUARY 2005


DATASOURCE: Premier Farnell Plc



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