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                                                         
                                        PRUDENTIAL PLC AND CERTAIN OF ITS      
                                        SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES                   

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 LTD A/C 3787 26,667     
   the case of an individual holder                                            
   if it is a holding of that           CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 3789 385,557    
   person's spouse or children under                                           
   the age of 18                        CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914 1,253,213      
                                                                               
   NOT DISCLOSED                        CHASE NOMS LTD 84,000                  
                                                                               
                                        CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14920 11,087        
                                                                               
                                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC) 729,147  
                                                                               
                                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI 2,290,000   
                                                                               
                                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB 1,000,000   
                                                                               
                                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF 1,080,853   
                                                                               
                                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGH 1,500,000   
                                                                               
                                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK 954,490     
                                                                               
                                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT 62,459      
                                                                               
                                        ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION 710,000     
                                                                               
                                        M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE 63,454       
                                                                               
                                        MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 205,282   
                                                                               
                                        NORTRUST NOMS LTD 2,996,261            
                                                                               
                                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC        
                                        19,930,207                             
                                                                               
                                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC        
                                        1,916,929                              
                                                                               
                                        ROY NOMINEES 578079 193,620            
                                                                               
                                        ROY NOMS LTD 578052 108,432            
                                                                               
                                        ROY NOMS LTD 578060 295,000            
                                                                               
                                        ROY NOMS LTD 578141 219,906            
                                                                               
                                        ROY NOMS LTD 578192 464,374            

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                                   NOT DISCLOSED      
                                       NOT DISCLOSED                          
   N/A                                                                        

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH                                                  
                                        NOT DISCLOSED        12 JANUARY 2004   

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    36,480,938                           10.05%                                

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: 13 JANUARY 2004                                          



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