Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
10 May 2005



ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')
                                                              

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985


The Company received notification on 9th May 2005 in accordance with Section 198
of the Companies Act that as at the close of business on 6th May 2005, UBS AG,
acting through it's business group and legal entities detailed below, had an
interest in 44,668,974 Ordinary shares of Electrocomponents PLC representing a
total of 10.26% of the total issued share capital of the Company.


                                                Number of Shares          % held
NON MATERIAL
UBS Global Asset Management                           44,591,174           10.24
UBS AG                                                    77,800            0.02

UBS AG TOTAL                                           44,668,974          10.26



CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
10th May 2005





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