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                                                       
                                       LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 

3. Please state whether             4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
   notification indicates that it      more than one holder, the number of     
   is in respect of holding of the     shares held by each of them             
   shareholder named in 2 above or                                             
   in respect of a non-beneficial      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
   interest or in the case of an       914945 134,107                          
   individual holder if it is a                                                
   holding of that person's spouse     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
   or children under the age of 18     886603 431,000                          
                                                                               
   IN RESPECT OF HOLDING OF            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
   SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE        775245 1,641,911                        
                                                                               
                                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                       357206 7,862,265                        
                                                                               
                                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                       866197 46,719                           
                                                                               
                                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                       904332 29,875                           
                                                                               
                                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                       916681 18,900                           
                                                                               
                                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                       754612 200,000                          
                                                                               
                                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                       360509 391,384                          

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          n/a                                   0.193%            
                                       700,000                               
   none                                                                      

9. Class of security               10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                       transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH                                                 
                                       14 August 2003       18 August 2003    

12. Total holding following this    13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                        class following this notification     
                                                                              
    10,756,161                          2.96%                                 

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                                                         
                                                                              
    Dorcas Murray                                                             
                                                                              
    Deputy Company Secretary                                                  
                                                                              
Date of notification: 19 August 2003                                          



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