Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
10 November 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification on 10th November 2005 (dated 9th November
2005) in accordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act that as at the close
of business on 7th November 2005, UBS AG, acting through it's business group and
legal entities detailed below, had an interest in 43,809,332 Ordinary shares of
Electrocomponents PLC representing a total of 10.06% of the total issued share
capital of the Company.


                                                     Number of          % held
                                                        Shares           
MATERIAL INTEREST
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited             2,965,094              0.68
UBS AG London Branch                                   524,310              0.12

NON MATERIAL INTEREST
UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd                 56,223              0.01
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd                24,808,398              5.70
UBS Fund Services (Luxembourg) SA                    3,628,296              0.83
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG                 1,144,905              0.26
UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company            1,735,912              0.40
UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co.             1,486,416              0.34
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.          4,745,811              1.09
UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH           9,750              0.00
UBS AG (Global Asset Management)                        46,134              0.01
UBS AG, Jersey Branch                                    6,000              0.00
UBS Wealth Management (UK) Ltd                       2,639,583              0.61
UBS AG Australia Branch                                 12,500              0.00

UBS AG TOTAL                                        43,809,332             10.06


CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
10th November 2005


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