Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
11 September 2002

Notification of Change in Shareholding of Substantial Shareholder



The Company received notification today (11 September 2002) in accordance with
the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) that Sprucegrove Investment Management
Limited have a notifiable interest in 17,863,170 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in
the Company ('shares') which represents 4.1% 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 Holder                                                         Shares


Citibank N.A. London                                                           1,182,420
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas                                           1,266,850
Chase Nominees Limited                                                         2,647,390
MSS Nominees Limited                                                           2,434,370
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                      1,737,140
ROY Nominees Limited                                                           3,875,914
State Street Nominees Limited a/c NP8E                                         2,192,231
State Street Nominees Limited a/c VN5D                                           363,265
State Street Nominees Limited a/c SM86                                         1,932,090
State Street Nominees Limited a/c AA1X                                           124,330
State Street Nominees Limited a/c JF2M                                           107,170



CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

11 September 2002


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