Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
31 October 2005



ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')



NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification on 31st October 2005 in accordance with
Section 198 of the Companies Act that Silchester International Investors Limited
('Silchester') has a notifiable interest in 70,422,024 Ordinary Sharers of 10p
each in the Company; and that Sanderson Asset Management Limited ('Sanderson')
(a UK limited company of which Silchester holds 49.9% of the issued share
capital) and Silchester (by virtue of Section Section 203(2)(b) of the Companies
Act 1985), have an interest in 5,137,900 shares. Silchester's interest therefore
represents 17.36% of the total issued ordinary share Capital of the Company.
Within this holding it is noted that Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Group Trust controls 19,146,893 Ordinary Shares,
which represents 4.40% of the total issued share capital of the Company, and
that Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust
controls 45,390,957 Ordinary Shares, which represents 10.43% of the total issued
share capital of the Company.




The Company is informed that the shares to which this notification relates are
registered as follows:

SII Account                                                               Nominee    Number of Shares       % held


Silchester International Investors International Value          Northern Trust Co          19,146,893         4.40
Equity Group Trust

Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free                 Northern Trust Co           3,055,945         0.70
International Value Equity Trust

Silchester International Investors International Value          Northern Trust Co          45,390,957        10.43
Equity Trust

The Calleva Trust                                               Northern Trust Co           2,828,229         0.65

TOTAL                                                                                      70,422,024        16.18



SAM Account                                                               Nominee    Number of Shares       % held

BUST                                                            Northern Trust Co           1,898,000         0.44
CAT                                                                  Pictet & Cie             132,000         0.03
DYN                                                                  State Street              98,000         0.02
EUF                                                                  State Street             172,000         0.04
GOLF                                                             Bank of New York              79,000         0.02
GRIT                                                            Northern Trust Co             684,600         0.16
INGOT                                                                Mellon Trust             172,500         0.04
MINI                                                                 State Street             266,800         0.06
OCEAN                                                           Northern Trust Co              80,300         0.02
OVAL                                                                 Mellon Trust             150,600         0.03
PEARL                                                           Northern Trust Co              32,000         0.01
RAIN                                                                    Citigroup             130,000         0.03
RANGER                                                          Northern Trust Co              41.000         0.01
STAMP                                                           Northern Trust Co              90,000         0.02
SURF                                                            Northern Trust Co              69,000         0.02
TIME                                                             Bank of New York              30,000         0.01
TOXIC                                                           Northern Trust Co              52,000         0.01
TRAY                                                            Northern Trust Co             530,100         0.12
WHEAT                                                                Mellon Trust             169,000         0.04
WINDY                                                           Northern Trust Co             131,000         0.03
WOGAN                                                           Northern Trust Co             130,000         0.03

TOTAL                                                                                       5,137,900         1.18


OVERALL TOTAL (SII and SAM Accounts)                                                       75,559,924        17.36







CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

31st October 2005


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