Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
11 January 2006

                                                  
ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER


The Company received notification on 11th January 2006 (dated 10th January 2006)
in accordance with section 198 of the Companies Act from Capital Group Companies
Inc, ('CG'), a US based holding Company on behalf of its affiliates, Capital
International Limited and Capital Research and Management Company. The
notification states that the notifiable interest held by these affiliates has
decreased to 25,571,101 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, which
represents 5.875% of the total issued share Capital of the Company.  The shares
are held as follows:




Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings          Number of Shares   % held

Capital International Limited                                 674,010      0.155
Capital Research and Management Company                    24,897,091      5.720
                                               TOTAL       25,571,101      5.875





SHARES ARE REGISTERED AS FOLLOWS:



Capital International Limited
Registered Name                                                          holding


Bank of New York Nominees                                                 61,900
Northern Trust                                                            42,502
Chase Nominees Limited                                                   179,400
Nortrust Nominees                                                        124,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                            52,600
HSBC Bank plc                                                            157,408
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                          38,300
Bank One London                                                           17,500
                                                          TOTAL          674,010




Capital Research and Management Company
Registered  Name                                                         holding
Chase Nominees Limited                                                24,897,091
TOTAL                                                                 24,897,091


CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
11th January 2006


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