Director Shareholding

Electrocomponents PLC
11 June 2004





ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('Electrocomponents')

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

Electrocomponents announces the following:

On 11 June 2004, the Company was informed that on 11 June 2004 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                   525,000                    365p                       1,679,197
J L Hewitt                435,000                    365p                       1,357,264
R B Butler                340,000                    365p                       1,111,351



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 37,349 Shares, Mr
Hewitt has an interest in 75,382 Shares and Mr Butler has an interest in 38,349
Shares, together representing less than 0.1% of the issued share capital of the
Company.

At the close of business on 10 June 2004, the mid market price of 10p ordinary
shares in Electrocomponents plc was 368.75p.





CARMELINA CARFORA

GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

(Tel: [phone])



11 June 2004


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