Director/PDMR Shareholding

Electrocomponents PLC
07 July 2006

             Electrocomponents Plc - Long Term Incentive Plan Award


Electrocomponents Plc (the 'Company') announces that on 14th June 2006 the
following conditional award of ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company 
('Shares') was made to the Executive Directors of the Company.

Ian Mason (Chief Executive)            200,000  Shares

Simon Boddie (Finance Director)        100,000  Shares

No consideration is payable for the award.

The award will vest depending on the achievement of a performance target over a
three year performance period from the date of grant.  The performance target is
based on the Company's TSR compared with that of the FTSE 250.  For full vesting
to occur, the Company's TSR must outperform that of the FTSE 250 by at least
20%.  No part of the award will vest if the Company's TSR is below that of the
FTSE 250.   The award will vest on a straight line pro-rata basis in between
these levels.

The Company has been notified of this transaction in accordance with s324 of the
Companies Act 1985 and the FSA Disclosure Rules 3.1.2 R.


Carmelina Carfora
Group Company Secretary
7 July 2006



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