Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
23 April 2002


NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDING OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

The Company received notification 23 April 2002 in accordance with the Companies
Act 1985 (as amended) that Legal and General Investment Management have a
notifiable interest in 13, 139, 225 ordinary shares of 10p each of the Company
('shares') which represents 3.02% 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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603                         861,912
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                       1,968,835
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602                          12,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605                         360,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                         335,362
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                       9,120,016
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007                         118,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332                          37,100
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                         326,000



CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

23 April 2002



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