Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
11 December 2006



ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification on 11 December 2006 in accordance with Section
198 of the Companies Act that Silchester International Investors Limited 
('Silchester') has a notifiable interest in 69,307,894 Ordinary Shares of 10p
each in the Company which represents 15.92% 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
18,740,520 Ordinary Shares, which represents 4.305% of the total issued share
capital of the Company, and that Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Trust controls 44,390,061 Ordinary Shares, which
represents 10.20% 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         18,740,520       4.305
Equity Group Trust

Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free             Northern Trust Co          3,149,063        0.72
International Value Equity Trust

Silchester International Investors International Value      Northern Trust Co         44,390,061       10.20
Equity Trust

The Calleva Trust                                           Northern Trust Co          3,028,250       0.695

TOTAL                                                                                 69,307,894       15.92


IAN HASLEGRAVE
Company Secretary
11 December 2006




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