Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
06 March 2006




ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification on Friday, 3 March 2006 in accordance with
Section 198 of the Companies Act that the notifiable interest of Deutsche Bank
AG and its subsidiary companies had decreased to 15,602,005 Ordinary shares of
Electrocomponents PLC, representing a total of 3.58% of the total issued share
capital of the Company.




CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
6th March 2006




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