Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
13 October 2004

ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER

The Company received notification today (13th October 2004) in accordance with
the Companies Act (as amended) that the Capital Group Companies Inc, ('CGC'), a
US based holding Company for several subsidiary companies, has a notifiable
interest in 14,028,319 Ordinary Sharers of 10p each in the Company, which
represents 3.22% of the total issued share Capital of the company.  Within this
holding it is noted that Capital International Limited's holding of 12,808,647
Ordinary Shares of 10p each now represents 2.94% of the total issued share
capital of the Company.

The Company is informed that the shares to which this notification relates are
registered as follows:

Registered Holder                                  Shares

Capital International Limited                  12,808,647
Capital International S.A.                        987,800
Capital International, Inc.                       174,089
Capital Guardian Trust Company                     57,783

TOTAL                                          14,028,319


CARMELINA CARFORA
Group Company Secretary
13 October 2004



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