Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
05 April 2006


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER

The Company received notification on Wednesday, 5th April 2006 (dated Tuesday,
4th April 2006) in accordance with the Companies Act that Sprucegrove Investment
Management Limited ('Sprucegrove') has increased its holding and now has a
notifiable interest in 30,515,238 Ordinary Sharers of 10p each in the Company,
which represents 7.01% 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

The Bank of New York Nominees Limited               4,933,388
Chase Nominees Limited                              3,841,030
MSS Nominees Limited                                5,752,590
Nortrust Nominees Limited                           3,265,485
ROY Nominees Ltd                                    8,920,944
State Street Nominees Limited a/c NP8E              2,893,821
State Street Nominees Limited a/c O5NU                269,270
State Street Nominees Limited a/c OOND                179,040
State Street Nominees Limited a/c AA1X                107,470
State Street Nominees Limited a/c JF2M                352,200

TOTAL                                              30,515,238


CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
5 April 2006


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