Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
18 October 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER

The Company received notification on 18th October 2005 (dated 17th October 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
decreased to 21,651,910 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, which
represents 4.975% of the total issued share Capital of the Company. The shares
are held as follows:

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

Capital International Limited                         941,910           0.216
Capital Research and Management Company            20,710,000           4.758
                                TOTAL              21,651,910           4.975

SHARES ARE REGISTERED AS FOLLOWS:

Capital International Limited

Registered Name                                                       holding

Northern Trust                                                         42,502
Chase Nominees Limited                                                431,553
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            941,910


Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name                                                       holding

State Street Nominees Limited                                       1,000,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                             19,710,000
                                                     TOTAL         20,710,000



CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

18th October 2005


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