19 July 2003

Purchase of Own Preference Shares

Premier Farnell plc (the "Company") announces that on 19 March 2003 it
purchased in the market 197,000 of its cumulative convertible redeemable
preference shares of �1 each. The number of cumulative convertible redeemable
preference shares in issue following this purchase is 7,575,221. The shares
acquired by the Company will be cancelled.

ENQUIRIES to:

Premier Farnell plc

Andrew Fisher 0870 129 8608



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