Director Shareholding

Electrocomponents PLC
13 June 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('Electrocomponents')

Long Term Incentive Share Option Plan (the ' Plan')

Electrocomponents announces the following:

On 13 June 2005, the Company was informed that on 13 June 2005 the Remuneration
Committee granted options over Electrocomponents 10p ordinary shares ('Shares')
to Mr I Mason (Group Chief Executive), and Mr R B Butler (Chief Process Officer)
under the Rules of the Plan as follows:

                                                              Total Interest 
Director            Number of Shares     Exercise Price       in Share Options
I Mason             550,000              251p                 2,229,197
R B Butler          300,000              251p                 1,411,351

The options are normally exercisable between the third and tenth anniversaries
of their grant, subject to performance conditions, which determine the
proportion (which can vary between 0% and 100%) which will eventually vest.

Following these transactions, Mr Mason has an interest in 37,349 Shares and Mr
Butler has an interest in 38,349 Shares, together representing less than 0.1% of
the issued share capital of the Company.

At the close of business on 10 June 2005, the mid market price of 10p ordinary
shares in Electrocomponents plc was 249p.



CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

13 June 2005


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