Holdings Notification

Electrocomponents PLC
16 June 2004


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER


The Company received notification today (16th June 2004) in accordance with the
Companies Act (as amended) that the Capital Group Companies Inc, ('CGC'), a US
based holding Company for several subsidiary companies, has a notifiable
interest in 22,018,480 Ordinary Sharers of 10p each in the Company, which
represents 5.06% of the total issued share Capital of the company. Within this
holding it is noted that Capital International Limited's holding of 15,694,180
Ordinary Shares of 10p each now represents 3.61% 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:


Registered Holder                                                  Shares

Capital International Limited                                      15,694,180
Capital International S.A.                                         1,187,000
Capital International, Inc.                                        137,300
Capital Research and Management Company                            5,000,000



CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
16 June 2004


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