Director Shareholding

Electrocomponents PLC
16 June 2003

ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('Electrocomponents')

Long Term Incentive Share Option Plan (the 'Plan')

Electrocomponents announces the following:

On 16 June 2003, the Company was informed that on 16 June 2003 the Remuneration
Committee granted options over Electrocomponents 10p ordinary shares ('Shares')
to Mr I Mason (Group Chief Executive), Mr J L Hewitt (Deputy Chairman and Group
Finance Director), and Mr R B Butler (Chief Process Officer) under the Rules of
the Plan as follows:

Director                Number of Shares            Exercise Price        Total Interest in Share
                                                                                 Options
I Mason                   545,272                         349p                  1,151,984
J L Hewitt                454,806                         349p                  916,139
R B Butler                354,426                         349p                  770,039

The options are subject to performance conditions which determine the proportion
(which can vary between 0% and 100%) which will eventually vest.

Following these transactions, Mr Mason has an interest in 36,136 Shares, Mr
Hewitt has an interest in 75,382 Shares and Mr Butler has an interest in 37,136
Shares, together representing less than 0.1% of the issued share capital of the
Company.

At the close of business on 13 June 2003, the mid market price of 10p ordinary
shares in Electrocomponents plc was 351.75p.

CARMELINA CARFORA

GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

(Tel: [phone])

16 June 2003


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