Director Shareholding

Electrocomponents PLC
23 August 2002

ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC (' Electrocomponents')



Long Term Incentive Share Option Plan (the 'Plan') - 2002 Options



Electrocomponents announces the following:



On 23 August 2002, the Company was informed that on 22 August 2002 the
Remuneration Committee granted options over Electrocomponents 10p ordinary
shares ('Shares') to Mr I Mason (Group Chief Executive), Mr J L Hewitt. (Deputy
Chairman and Group Finance Director), and Mr R B Butler (Chief Process Officer)
under the Rules of the Plan as follows:


Director                   Number of Shares            Exercise Price              Total Interest
                                                                                   In Share Options

I Mason                    552,300                     312p                        606,712


J L Hewitt                 461,333                     312p                        466,362


R B Butler                 363,868                     312p                        415,613



The options are subject to performance conditions which will determine the
proportion (which can vary between 0% and 100%) which will eventually vest.



Following these transactions, Mr Mason has an interest in 36,136 Shares, Mr
Hewitt has an interest in 68,649 Shares, and Mr Butler has an interest in 37,136
Shares, together representing less than 0.1% of the issued share capital of the
Company.



At the close of business on 21 August 2002 the mid market price of 10p ordinary
shares in Electrocomponents plc was 319.5p



CARMELINA CARFORA

GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

(Tel: [phone])



23 August 2002






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