Directorate Change

Electrocomponents PLC
02 June 2004

ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

Retirement of Non-Executive Director

The Company has been informed by Mr.David Winterbottom that he intends to retire
and has therefore decided not to offer himself up for re-election as a Director
of the Company at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company
scheduled to be held on 16 July 2004 (the 'AGM').

Mr Nick Temple, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, will replace Mr David
Winterbottom as Senior Independent Director of the Company and Mr Tim Barker, a
Non-Executive Director of the Company, will replace Mr David Winterbottom as
Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company all with effect from the AGM.





CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

2 June 2004


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