Holding in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
25 August 2000


NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDING OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


The Company received notification on 25 August 2000 in accordance with the
Companies Act 1985 (as amended) that CGNU plc have a notifiable interest in
21,621,681 ordinary shares of 10 p each of the Company ('shares') which
represents 4.99% of the total issued share capital of the Company.

The Company is informed that the shares to which this notification relates are
registered as follows:

REGISTERED HOLDERS              NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                 7,056,381
Chase GA Pension Nominees Ltd                 276,992
CUIM Nominee Ltd                            4,335,960
London & Edinburgh Insurance Company Ltd       29,142
Norwich Irish Unit Trust Ltd                   13,000
Norwich Union Insurance Ltd                   150,000
Norwich Union Life & Pensions Ltd           8,270,858
Norwich Union Life Insurance Ireland Ltd
Consensus                                      14,311
Norwich Union Pensions Management Ltd       1,475,037


CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary