Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
10 January 2006


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL INTEREST

The Company has received a notification on 10 January 2006 from M&G Investment
Management Limited, pursuant to Section 210 of the Companies Act, of its
interests in the Ordinary Shares of 10p each ('shares') in the Company. The
notification reflects recent changes within M&G Investment Management Limited,
and includes the notifiable interests held by Prudential plc and The Prudential
Assurance Company Limited.

Prudential plc - total notifiable interest 17,616,878 shares which represents
4.04% of the issued share capital of the Company.


Prudential plc
Registered Holder                                           Holding of shares

JP Morgan Nominees                                                    244,949
MAGIN HSBC GIS Nom (UK) SALI                                           25,934
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC                                     16,563,578
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC                                        668,782
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) EQBF AC                                        12,313
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) MNBF AC                                        21,129
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PENE AC                                        77,807
Prudential Holborn Pensions LD                                          2,386

                                           TOTAL                   17,616,878


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited - total notifiable interest 17,258,294
which represents 3.96% of the issued share capital of the Company and is
included within the total holding of 4.04% held by Prudential plc detailed
above.


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
Registered holder                                           Holding of shares

MAGIN HSBC GIS Nom(UK) SALI                                            25,934
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC                                     16,563,578
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC                                        668,782

                                           TOTAL                   17,258,294

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CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
10 January 2006


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