PSCHEDULE 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                                                        
                                        STANDARD LIFE GROUP                    
                                                                               
3.  Please state whether            4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
    notification indicates that it      if 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      STANLIFE NOMINEES LIMITED 10,471,826   
    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                                            
                                                                               
    NOT DISCLOSED                                                              
                                                                               
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                                     0.15%             
                                        540,976                                
    N/A                                                                        
                                                                               
9. Class of security               10.   Date of         11.  Date company     
                                         transaction          informed         
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH                                                  
                                         17 SEPTEMBER         18 SEPTEMBER     
                                         2003                 2003             
                                                                               
12. Total holding following this    13.   Total percentage holding of issued   
    notification                          class following this notification    
                                                                               
    10,471,826                            below 3%                             
                                                                               
14. Any additional information      15. Name of contact and telephone number   
                                        for queries                            
    THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED                                              
    THAT STANDARD LIFE GROUP NO         STEVEN WEBB                            
    LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE                                                    
    INTEREST OVER SHARES IN THE         PREMIER FARNELL PLC                    
    COMPANY.                                                                   
                                        150 ARMLEY ROAD                        
                                                                               
                                        LEEDS                                  
                                                                               
                                        LS12 2TU                               
                                                                               
                                        0113 387 5276                          
                                                                               
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    STEVEN WEBB                                                                
                                                                               
    COMPANY SECRETARY                                                          
                                                                               
Date of notification: 18 SEPTEMBER 2003                                        



END