Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
20 January 2006

ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER

The Company received notification on 20th January 2006 (dated 19th January 2006)
in accordance with section 198 of the Companies Act from Capital Group Companies
Inc, ('CG'), a US based holding Company on behalf of its affiliates, Capital
International Limited and Capital Research and Management Company. The
notification states that the notifiable interest held by these affiliates has
increased to 29,022,079 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, which
represents 6.668% of the total issued share Capital of the Company.  The shares
are held as follows:


Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings                               Number of Shares           % held

Capital International Limited                                                        674,010            0.155
Capital Research and Management Company                                           28,348,069            6.513
                                                                  TOTAL           29,022,079            6.668

SHARES ARE REGISTERED AS FOLLOWS:

Capital International Limited
Registered Name
Bank of New York Nominees                                                           61,900
Northern Trust                                                                      42,502
Chase Nominees Limited                                                             179,400
Nortrust Nominees                                                                  124,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                                       52,600
HSBC Bank plc                                                                      157,408
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                                    38,300
Bank One London                                                                     17,500
                                                                TOTAL              674,010           0.155%

Capital Research and Management Company
Registered  Name
Chase Nominees Limited                                                          28,348,069           6.513%


Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc. has a total notifiable interest of
14,488,069 shares which represents 3.328% of the issued share capital of the
Company and is included within the total holding of 6.513% held by Capital
Research and Management Company as detailed above.


CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
20th January 2006


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