Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
23 April 2008


TR-1(i):               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(ii):

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        X

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 obligation    Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
(iii):

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):
                                                            Registered Holder:

                                                            BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited     6,022,685*

                                                            BT Globenet Nominees Limited              6,700*

                                                            Chase GA Group Nominees Limited      14,508,677*

                                                            Chase Nominees Limited                1,336,990*

                                                            CUIM Nominee Limited                  2,930,758*



                                                             Vidacos Nominees Limited               881,161*

                                                                 * denotes direct interest

                                                             Chase Nominees Limited                1,219,009


                                                             Vidacos Nominees Limited                587,017

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is    21 April 2008
crossed or reached if different)(v):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 22 April 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                  6% to 5% Change at Direct Interest
                                                                 Level

8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)
shares            the Triggering
                  transaction (vi)
 if possible      Number of  Number of  Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares     Voting     shares       ix
CODE                         Rights
                             viii       Direct       Direct  x    Indirect xi  Direct       Indirect


Ordinary Shares


GB0003096442      28,628,756 28,628,756 25,686,971   25,686,971   1,806,026    5.90%        0.42%





B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument           xiii            Period/ Date xiv          that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.


                                                   N/A




Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights


27,492,997                                         6.32%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
                                                     See Section 4










Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                           See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional information:                  Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of
                                             435,350,416.

14. Contact name:                            Ian Haslegrave

15. Contact telephone number:                01865 2507491

16. Date:                                    23 April 2008



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