Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
30 September 2005



ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER

The Company received notification on 30th September 2005 (dated 29th September
2005) 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 17,291,216 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, which
represents 3.973% 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                       2,209,813              0.508
Capital Research and Management Company            15,081,403              3.465

                                      TOTAL        17,291,216              3.973




SHARES ARE REGISTERED AS FOLLOWS:


Capital International Limited
Registered Name                                                          holding
Bank of New York Nominees                                                777,703
Northern Trust                                                           476,702
Chase Nominees Limited                                                   487,553
Bankers Trust                                                             27,100
Nortrust Nominees                                                        124,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                             52,600
Deutsche Bank AG                                                          50,547
HSBC Bank plc                                                            157,408
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                          38,300
Bank One London                                                           17,500
                                                        TOTAL          2,209,813


Capital Research and Management Company
Registered Name                                                          holding
State Street Nominees Limited                                            646,403
Chase Nominees Limited                                                14,435,000
                                                        TOTAL         15,081,403



CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

30th September 2005





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