Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
12 January 2006


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER

The Company received notification on 12th January 2006 (dated 11th 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
increased to 26,862,266 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, which
represents 6.171% 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                  26,188,256      6.016
                                         TOTAL           26,862,266      6.171


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                                    26,188,256
TOTAL                                                     26,188,256


CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
12th January 2006



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