Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
03 August 2005





ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')




NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985



The Company received notification on 3rd August 2005 (dated 28th July 2005) in
accordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act that as at the close of
business on 25th July 2005, Barclays Bank PLC, acting through it's business
group and legal entities detailed below, had an interest in 13,101,688 Ordinary
shares of Electrocomponents PLC representing a total of 3.01% of the total
issued share capital of the Company, which now represents a notifiable interest
in the share capital of the Company.




                                                                             Number of Shares          % held


Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                                       5,467,746            1.26
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                                75,900            0.02
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                                    42,737            0.01
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                                       1,749,779            0.40
Gerrard Ltd                                                                         1,556,941            0.36
Barclays Life Assurance Co. Ltd                                                       448,468            0.10
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                                     3,243,352            0.74
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                                       516,765            0.12

Barclays Bank PLC TOTAL                                                            13,101,688            3.01




CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
3rd August 2005




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