Trading & Directorate Change

Electrocomponents PLC
14 July 2006


                                               Embargoed to 12.30pm 14 July 2006


                             ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC

Electrocomponents plc, the leading international high service distributor, has
today issued a trading statement and details of Board changes at its Annual
General Meeting.


Trading Update

We announced our results for the year ended 31 March 2006 on 1 June 2006 and
provided a review of current trading as part of that announcement.

During the first quarter of the financial year International sales have
increased at around 16% and the UK has been flat, giving overall growth for the
Group of around 9%, adjusted for trading days and exchange rate movements.


Change to Board of Directors

Bob Lawson, the Chairman, has announced that he will be retiring from the
Company in October and will be handing over to Helmut Mamsch.  Helmut will be
appointed to the Board on 1 September 2006 as Chairman designate and, following
a handover, will take over as Chairman at the October Board meeting.

Bob Lawson has made an enormous contribution to the development of EC plc over
his 26 years with the business. The Board wishes to express its thanks to Bob
for his leadership and contribution throughout this time and wishes him every
success with his future plans.

Helmut Mamsch is a German national and a UK resident who has operated throughout
Europe, Asia and the USA.  He has significant relevant experience including
operational responsibility for VEBA's US electronic businesses.

Bob Lawson, Chairman, commented:  'Revenues from our international businesses
are growing strongly and now represent over half of the total.   Helmut will
bring considerable international perspective across a wide range of sectors and
I am delighted to welcome him to our Board.   After such a long association with
Electrocomponents I am pleased to leave the leadership of the business in such
good hands'.


Background on Bob Lawson

Bob Lawson has worked for EC plc for 26 years in total.  He has been Chairman
for the past 5 years and prior to that was CEO for 10 years.  Bob joined the
business in 1977 as Sales Director of RSUK.

As CEO, Bob led the internationalisation of the Group taking what was
essentially a UK business and establishing a global footprint of 26 Operating
Companies, and the leading position in e-Commerce, the Group has today.  The
successful acquisition of Allied in the US and the creation of the Groupwide
Processes completed the global infrastructure.  57% of the Group's turnover is
now outside the UK and 25% of sales are over the web.

As Chairman, Bob has seen through the development of the new Group strategy and
the successful implementation of EBS in the UK.  Good progress has been made in
the first year of our declared 3 year plan as reported recently.

The people and culture of EC plc have been greatly influenced by Bob through his
example and passionate commitment to service and people.

Bob is also Chairman of Hays plc.


Background on Helmut Mamsch

Born in Bergen in 1944 Helmut Mamsch studied economics at the Bremen School of
Foreign Trade and also received training in business administration and shipping
in Germany, the UK and Belgium.

He worked for Continho Caro & Co., an international trading and shipping
company, for 20 years, joining the Management Board in 1986.  From 1989 to 2000
he worked for VEBA AG (now E.ON AG), Germany's largest utility-based
conglomerate, where he held various roles including:  Chairman of the Management
Board of Raab Karcher AG, Board member of VEBA Oel AG, Chairman of the
Management Board of Stinnes AG.  Concurrently in 1993 he was appointed to the
VEBA AG Management Board assuming responsibility for their corporate strategy
and development and for the US electronic businesses in 1998.

He has significant Board experience including being a former Supervisory Board
member of Commerzbank AG, Degussa AG, Steag AG and former Chairman of MEMC Inc.
He was also a Non Executive Director of RMC Group until it was acquired by
Cemex.

Currently Helmut is Deputy Chairman of Logica CMG plc and a non executive
director of both GKN plc, an automotive and aerospace company, and SAPPI Ltd, a
major fine paper producer. He is also a Supervisory Board member of K+S AG and
Cemex Deutschland.

Other than his directorships above, there is no information required to be
disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13.


Contacts:

Bob Lawson                 Chairman                          01865 204000
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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