Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
30 October 2007


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing           Electrocomponents Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial 
instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification               Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):            Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
                                                                       Management) Limited (PMC)


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is              17 October 2007
crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           29 October 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                           From 3% - 4% (L&G)






8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the Triggering
               transaction

 if possible   Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                       Rights      Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect

ORD            14,966,617  14,966,617  17,764,284   17,764,284                4.08
10P


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights

17,764,284                                              4.08








9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct
and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

                   Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (17,764,284 - 4.08% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (15,700,403  - 3.60 % = PMC)                 (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(15,700,403  - 3.60 % = PMC)

                                                               Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                   N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                    N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                N/A


13. Additional information:                  Notification using the total voting rights figure of 435,339,465

                                             Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large
                                             number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of
                                             new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie
                                             transfer.


14. Contact name:                                           Ian Haslegrave, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:                                          01865 207491

16. Date                                                             30 October 2007




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