Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
06 March 2007


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 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):

N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5th March 2007

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

15.00%

8. Notified details:

N/A


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights

GB0003096442                      69,307,894                         15.92%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if     Number of shares        Number of voting rights            % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                            Direct                  Direct               Indirect      Direct      Indirect

GB0003096442                69,085,874              69,085,874                         15.87%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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

N/A             N/A                  N/A                       N/A                         N/A

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

69,085,874                     15.87%

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, Company Secretary



15. Contact telephone number:

01865 207491



16. Date

6 March 2007





Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares



A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation



Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Silchester International Investors Limited



Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Time & Life Building

1 Bruton Street, 5th Floor

London W1J 6TL



Phone number:

0207 518 7125



Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Attn:    Timothy Linehan, Compliance Officer



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable



Full name:                     Silchester International Investors Limited

Contact address:               Time & Life Building
                               1 Bruton Street, 5th Floor
                               London W1J 6TL

Phone number:                  0207 518 7125



Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

Attn:    Timothy Linehan, Compliance Officer



C: Additional information: .......


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