Director/PDMR Shareholding

Electrocomponents PLC
29 September 2006

ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS

DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS


This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).


(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the
shares or debentures
of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer
should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/
person discharging
managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of
the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11,
13, 14, 16, 23 and
24.


Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
|1.  |Name of the issuer              |2.  |State whether the notification    |
|    |                                |    |relates to (i) a                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |transaction notified in accordance|
|    |Electrocomponents plc           |    |with DR                           |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |3.1.4R(1)(a); or                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a          |
|    |                                |    |disclosure made in                |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |accordance with section 324 (as   |
|    |                                |    |extended by                       |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |section 328) of the Companies Act |
|    |                                |    |1985; or                          |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |(iii) both (i) and (ii)           |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |Both (i) and (ii)                 |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
|3.  |Name of person discharging      |4.  |State whether notification relates|
|    |managerial                      |    |to a person                       |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |responsibilities/director       |    |connected with a person           |
|    |                                |    |discharging                       |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |managerial responsibilities/      |
|    |Mr Helmut Mamsch                |    |director named in 3               |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |and identify the connected person |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |No                                |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
|5.  |Indicate whether the            |6.  |Description of shares (including  |
|    |notification is in respect of a |    |class),                           |
|    |holding of the person referred  |    |                                  |
|    |to in 3 or 4 above or in respect|    |debentures or derivatives or      |
|    |of a non-beneficial interest 1  |    |financial                         |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |instruments relating to shares    |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |Beneficial Interest             |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |Ordinary Shares of 10 pence       |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
|7.  |Name of registered shareholders |8.  |State the nature of the           |
|    |(s) and, if                     |    |transaction                       |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |more than one, the number of    |    |                                  |
|    |shares held by each of them     |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |Acquisition                       |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+



+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
|9.  |Number of shares, debentures or |10. |Percentage of issued class        |
|    |financial                       |    |acquired (treasury                |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |instruments relating to shares  |    |shares of that class should not be|
|    |acquired                        |    |taken into                        |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |account when calculating          |
|    |                                |    |percentage)                       |
|    |10,000                          |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |Less than 0.1%                    |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
|11. |Number of shares, debentures or |12. |Percentage of issued class        |
|    |financial                       |    |disposed (treasury                |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |instruments relating to shares  |    |shares of that class should not be|
|    |disposed                        |    |taken into                        |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |account when calculating          |
|    |                                |    |percentage)                       |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
|13. |Price per share or value of     |14. |Date and place of transaction     |
|    |transaction                     |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |28 September 2006                 |
|    |2.6767 pence                    |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+
|15. |Total holding following         |16. |Date issuer informed of           |
|    |notification and total          |    |transaction                       |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |percentage holding following    |    |                                  |
|    |notification                    |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |(any treasury shares should not |    |                                  |
|    |be taken into account when      |    |29 September 2006                 |
|    |calculating percentage)         |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |10,000                          |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
|    |                                |    |                                  |
+----+--------------------------------+----+----------------------------------+


If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer

complete the following boxes
+----+---------------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|17. |Date of grant                    |18. |Period during which or date on   |
|    |                                 |    |which it can                     |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |be exercised                     |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|19. |Total amount paid (if any) for   |20. |Description of shares or         |
|    |grant of the                     |    |debentures involved              |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |Option                           |    |(class and number)               |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|21. |Exercise price (if fixed at time |22. |Total number of shares or        |
|    |of grant) or                     |    |debentures over                  |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |indication that price is to be   |    |which options held following     |
|    |fixed at the time                |    |notification                     |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |of exercise                      |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|23. |Any additional information       |24. |Name of contact and telephone    |
|    |                                 |    |number for                       |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |queries                          |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
|    |                                 |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------------+----+---------------------------------+

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|Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for     |
|making notification                                                         |
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|Amanda Evans                                                                |
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|Date of notification 29 September 2006                                      |
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