Premier Farnell Plc: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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. [phone]

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