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Electrocomponents PLC 11 October 2005 ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company') NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER The Company received notification on 11th October 2005 (dated 10th October 2005) 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 22,758,510 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, which represents 5.229% 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 2,048,510 0.471 Capital Research and Management Company 20,710,000 4.758 TOTAL 22,758,510 5.229 SHARES ARE REGISTERED AS FOLLOWS: Capital International Limited Registered Name holding Bank of New York Nominees 672,400 Northern Trust 476,702 Chase Nominees Limited 431,553 Bankers Trust 27,100 Nortrust Nominees 124,400 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 52,600 Deutsche Bank AG 50,547 HSBC Bank plc 157,408 Mellon Bank N.A. 38,300 Bank One London 17,500 TOTAL 2,048,510 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name holding State Street Nominees Limited 1,000,000 Chase Nominees Limited 19,710,000 TOTAL 20,710,000 CARMELINA CARFORA Group Company Secretary 11th October 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLGUGMUUUPAGAG

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