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                                                         
                                        ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES AND ITS GROUP

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      BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c 219064      
   the case of an individual holder     558,623                                
   if it is a holding of that                                                  
   person's spouse or children under    BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c 219059      
   the age of 18                        458,263                                
                                                                               
   NOT DISCLOSED                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 09890      
                                        361,167                                
                                                                               
                                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07199      
                                        123,369                                
                                                                               
                                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02642      
                                        462,930                                
                                                                               
                                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21688      
                                        896,792                                
                                                                               
                                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07205      
                                        772,566                                
                                                                               
                                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 11121      
                                        59,013                                 
                                                                               
                                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02891      
                                        5,953,913                              
                                                                               
                                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449      
                                        1,437,126                              
                                                                               
                                        Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07207      
                                        1,867,721                              
                                                                               
                                        Williams & Glynns Nominees Ltd A/c     
                                        0700096001 271,422                     
                                                                               

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        14 JANUARY 2004   

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    13,222,905                           3.6%                                  

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
                                                                               
                                         STEVEN WEBB                           
                                                                               
                                         COMPANY SECRETARY                     
                                                                               
                                         0113 387 5277                         
                                                                               
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    STEVEN WEBB                                                                
                                                                               
    COMPANY SECRETARY                                                          
                                                                               
    PREMIER FARNELL PLC                                                        
                                                                               
    150 ARMLEY ROAD                                                            
                                                                               
    LEEDS LS12 2QQ                                                             
                                                                               
Date of notification 15 JANUARY 2004                                           



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