Notice of Trading Update

Electrocomponents PLC
19 September 2006


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC


FORTHCOMING ANNOUNCEMENT


We will be releasing a Trading Update on Wednesday 27th September 2006.

A conference call for investors and analysts will be conducted at 9:00am UK time
on Wednesday 27th September.  The call will be recorded and available for
playback.

The dial-in details for the conference call and the recorded playback will be
provided in the Trading Update itself, but can be also obtained in advance by
calling Jane Weiss on [phone] or e-mailing on 
Jane [e-mail].


Contacts:

Ian Mason                  Chief Executive                          01865 204000
Simon Boddie               Group Finance Director                   01865 204000
Diana Soltmann             Flagship Consulting Ltd                 0207 886 8440



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