Holding in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
2 October 2001

Notification of Material Interest



The Company received notification on 2 October 2001 in accordance with Section
198 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) that Zurich Financial Services and
its Group have now increased their notifiable interest in the ordinary shares
of 10p each of the Company to 3.13% of its total issued share capital.



The shares are registered as follows:


Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  07199                         75,750
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  03449                        860,000
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  09890                        230,524
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  21688                        882,229
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  07207                      1,167,500
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  07205                      1,770,688
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  07201                        313,180
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  11121                         20,000
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  07198                        107,869
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  02891                      7,277,499
Littledown Nominees Limited           A/c  02642                        573,773
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                    A/c  0199474001                   257,712
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                    A/c  0199498001                    14,650
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                    A/c  0199467005                    25,874
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                    A/c  0199467002                    13,108
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                    A/c  0199467001                    25,005
TOTAL                                                                13,615,361







Carmelina Carfora

Group Company Secretary



2 October 2001