Premier Farnell Plc: Holding(s) in Company

Premier Farnell Plc: Holding(s) in Company 


LEEDS, England, January 6  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 

                                 SCHEDULE 10
                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

  All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

  1. Name of company            2. Name of shareholder having a major
                                   interest

     PREMIER FARNELL PLC           AXA SA AND ITS GROUP COMPANIES


  3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s)
     indicates that it is in respect      and, if more than one holder,
     of holding of the shareholder        the number of shares held by
     named in 2 above or in respect of    each of them
     a non-beneficial interest or in
     the case of an individual holder     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE
     if it is a holding of that             (UK) LIMITED 8,987,052
     person's spouse or children under    AXA FRANCE (REGISTERED HOLDER
     the age of 18                          NOT DISCLOSED) 7,910
                                          AXA ROYALE BELGE (REGISTERED
     BENEFICIAL AND NON-BENEFICIAL          HOLDER NOT DISCLOSED) 265,975
                                          AXA BELGIUM (REGISTERED HOLDER
                                            NOT DISCLOSED) 287,564
                                          AXA SUN LIFE PLC 3,234,969
                                          BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LIMITED
                                            105,420
                                          CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C 13067
                                            300,000
                                          CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C BT01C
                                            1,200,000
                                          CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C 00994
                                            727,365
                                          SUN LIFE INTERNATIONAL 750,000
                                          AXA COLONIA KONZERN (REGISTERED
                                            HOLDER NOT DISCLOSED) 160,462
                                          AXA FINANCIAL INC 54,983


  5. Number of       6. Percentage  7. Number of     8. Percentage of
     shares/amount      of issued      shares/amount    issued class
     of stock           class          of stock
     acquired                          disposed

     NOT DISCLOSED      NOT DISCLOSED  NOT DISCLOSED    NOT DISCLOSED


  9. Class of security          10. Date of           11. Date company
                                    transaction           informed

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH     NOT DISCLOSED         5 JANUARY 2005


  12. Total holding following this      13. Total percentage holding of
      notification                          issued class following this
                                            notification

      16,081,700                            4.4%


  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: 6 JANUARY 2005


DATASOURCE: Premier Farnell Plc



CONTACT:  Steven Webb, Company Secretary, Premier Farnell Plc, 150 Armley

Road, Leeds, LS12 2QQ, Tel. [phone]

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