Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
02 September 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification from Franklin Templeton Investments on 2nd
September 2005 (dated 1st September 2005) in accordance with Section 198 of the
Companies Act that Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of
clients (detailed below), had an interest in 14,150,000 Ordinary shares of
Electrocomponents PLC representing a total of 3.25% of the total issued share
capital of the Company, which now represents a notifiable interest in the share
capital of the Company.


Registered Holder                         Number of Shares               % held

Bank of New York, London                            11,200               0.0026
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            13,658,000               3.1379
Citibank Nominees Ltd                               84,000               0.0193
HSBC Bank                                           65,600               0.0151
Mellon Bank                                          8,000               0.0018
Royal Trust Corp. of Canada                        110,400               0.0254
State Street Nominees Limited                      212,800               0.0489

                            TOTAL               14,150,000               3.2509


CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

2nd September 2005


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