Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
15 March 2007


TR-1(i):               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing          Electrocomponents PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached(ii):
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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             Prudential plc group of companies
obligation(iii):
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):              See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is               13-MAR-2007
crossed or reached if different)(v):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            15-MAR-2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                              See item 13
8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of       Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)
shares              Triggering transaction (vi)
                     Number of     Number of       Number of    Number of voting rights     % of voting
(if possible using     Shares    Voting Rights      shares                 ix                 rights
the ISIN CODE)                        viii          Direct        Direct  x    Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                                                  xi
GB0003096442        29,513,044   29,513,044     29,668,573      29,668,573               6.81%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
 Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting rights     % of voting
     instrument           xiii           Period/ Date xiv       that may be acquired if        rights
                                                                   the instrument is
                                                                 exercised/ converted.
        N/A          N/A                        N/A            N/A                        N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
29,668,573                                         6.81%











9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      N/A
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:                 As per 5.1.2 the 4% threshold for non-exempt holdings has
                                            been crossed triggering this notification.
14. Contact name:                           Ian Haslegrave - Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:               01865 207491
16. Date:                                   15 March 2007
fsa only  (020 7066 0050)

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)           M&G Investment Management Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)        Governors House, Laurence Pountney Hill,
                                                              London EC4R 0HH
Phone number                                                  020 7548 2293
Other useful information (at least legal representative for
legal persons)


B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name                                                     Mark Thomas
Contact address                                               Governors House, Laurence Pountney Hill,
                                                              London EC4R 0HH
Phone number                                                  020 7548 2293
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with   Head of M&G Group Funds Tax and Compliance
the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation)

 C:       Additional information




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Notifiable Position Report for Electrocomponents ORD GBP0.10 as at 15 March 2007



Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 435,298,532


PRUDENTIAL PLC
Registered Holder                                                                            Holding of shares
Esmee Fairburn Foundation                                                                              700,000
JP Morgan Nominees                                                                                     473,712
M&G Income Inv. Co Ltd                                                                                 223,287
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHA01                                                                         900,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/c MHF01                                                                          88,939
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01                                                                       3,573,091
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKD01                                                                       1,250,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd                                                                                      286,181
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C CRI01                                                                          4,000,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01                                                                            150,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVB01                                                                            700,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01                                                                            163,499
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                                                      16,227,359
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                                                                         459,168
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                                                         172,137
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC                                                                        106,378
Prudential Holborn Pensions LD                                                                           2,386
Recovery Inv Company Limited                                                                           192,436
                                                                            TOTAL                   29,668,573
                                                        TOTAL NOTIFIABLE INTEREST                        6.81%




M&G GROUP LIMITED
Registered holder                                                                          Holding of shares
Esmee Fairburn Foundation                                                                            700,000
M&G Income Inv. Co Ltd                                                                               223,287
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHA01                                                                       900,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01                                                                        88,939
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01                                                                     3,573,091
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKD01                                                                     1,250,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd                                                                                    286,181
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C CRI01                                                                        4,000,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01                                                                          150,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVB01                                                                          700,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01                                                                          163,499
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                                                    16,227,359
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                                                                       459,168
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                                                       172,137
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC                                                                      106,378
Recovery Inv Company Limited                                                                         192,436
                                                                          TOTAL                   29,192,475
                                                      TOTAL NOTIFIABLE INTEREST                        6.70%




M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Registered holder                                                                          Holding of shares
Esmee Fairburn Foundation                                                                            700,000
M&G Income Inv. Co Ltd                                                                               223,287
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHA01                                                                       900,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01                                                                     3,573,091
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKD01                                                                     1,250,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd                                                                                    286,181
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C CRI01                                                                        4,000,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01                                                                          150,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVB01                                                                          700,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01                                                                          163,499
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                                                    16,227,359
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                                                                       459,168
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                                                       172,137
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC                                                                      106,378
Recovery Inv Company Limited                                                                         192,436
                                                                          TOTAL                   29,103,536
                                                      TOTAL NOTIFIABLE INTEREST                        6.68%





M&G LIMITED
Registered holder                                                                          Holding of shares
Esmee Fairburn Foundation                                                                            700,000
M&G Income Inv. Co Ltd                                                                               223,287
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHA01                                                                       900,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01                                                                        88,939
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01                                                                     3,573,091
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKD01                                                                     1,250,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd                                                                                    286,181
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C CRI01                                                                        4,000,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01                                                                          150,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVB01                                                                          700,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01                                                                          163,499
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                                                    16,227,359
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                                                                       459,168
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                                                       172,137
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC                                                                      106,378
Recovery Inv Company Limited                                                                         192,436
                                                                          TOTAL                   29,172,475
                                                      TOTAL NOTIFIABLE INTEREST                        6.70%




THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Registered holder                                                                          Holding of shares
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC                                                                    16,227,359
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC                                                                       172,137
                                                                          TOTAL                   16,399,496
                                                      TOTAL NOTIFIABLE INTEREST                        3.76%










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