Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
12 July 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification on 11th July 2005 in accordance with Section
198 of the Companies Act that Silchester International Investors Limited
('Silchester') has a notifiable interest in 56,970,060 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 4,446,100 shares. Silchester's interest therefore
represents 14.11% 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 15,523,800 Ordinary Shares,
which represents 3.57% of the total issued share capital of the Company, and
that Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust
controls 36,708,059 Ordinary Shares, which represents 8.43% 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          15,523,800         3.57
Equity Group Trust
Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free                 Northern Trust Co           2,483,758         0.57
International Value Equity Trust
Silchester International Investors International Value          Northern Trust Co          36,708,059         8.43
Equity Trust
The Calleva Trust                                               Northern Trust Co           2,254,443         0.52

TOTAL                                                                                      56,970,060        13.08


SAM Account                                                               Nominee    Number of Shares       % held

BUST                                                            Northern Trust Co           1,486,200         0.34
CAT                                                                  Pictet & Cie              99,000         0.02
CHER                                                            Northern Trust Co              22,000         0.01
DYN                                                                  State Street              65,000         0.01
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
IVF                                                                  State Street                   0         0.00
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
RIVAL                                                           Northern Trust Co              56,000         0.01
STAMP                                                           Northern Trust Co              90,000         0.02
TIME                                                             Bank of New York              30,000         0.01
TRAY                                                            Northern Trust Co             530,100         0.12
WHEAT                                                           Northern Trust Co             169,000         0.04
WINDY                                                           Northern Trust Co             131,000         0.03

TOTAL                                                                                       4,446,100         1.02


OVERALL TOTAL (SII and SAM Accounts)                                                       61,416,160        14.11







CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

12 July 2005


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