Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8761L

Electrocomponents PLC

19 January 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Electrocomponents plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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:

Silchester International Investors Limited

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

    Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust

 Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust

Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust

Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity Trust

   The Calleva Trust

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

15th January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16th January 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 19%

8. Notified details:

N/A

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB0003096442	78,630,502	78,630,502

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0003096442	82,755,730	82,755,730		19.01%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
82,755,730	19.01%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Silchester International Investors Limited

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:

Silchester International Investors Ltd ('Silchester') acts as investment manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our 'Clients'). In acting for our Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each Client's custodian bank.

14. Contact name:

Ian Haslegrave

15. Contact telephone number:

01865 204000

 

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