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

3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect      if more than one holder, the number of 
   of holding of the shareholder        shares held by each of them            
   named in 2 above or in respect of                                           
   a non-beneficial interest or in      Chase Nominees Limited 17,604,213      
   the case of an individual holder                                            
   if it is a holding of that           Midland Bank plc 391,300               
   person's spouse or children under                                           
   the age of 18                        Nortrust Nominees 295,400              
                                                                               
   IN RESPECT OF NON-BENEFICIAL         State Street Nominees Ltd 40,000       
   HOLDINGS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS                                                
   NAMED IN 2 ABOVE.                    JPM Nominees Ltd 43,100                
                                                                               

5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares/amount     issued class      /amount of stock    issued class       
   of stock                            disposed                               
   acquired          NOT DISCLOSED                         n/a                
                                       N/A                                    
   NOT DISCLOSED                                                              

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH                                                  
                                        NOT DISCLOSED        5 MAY 2003        

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    18,374,013                           5.070%                                

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. 0113 387 5277                    

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    STEVEN WEBB                                                                
                                                                               
    COMPANY SECRETARY                                                          
                                                                               
Date of notification: 6 MAY 2003                                               



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