Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
02 September 2005



ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985



The Company received notification on 2nd September 2005 (dated 1st September
2005) in accordance with Section 198 of the Companies that Deutsche Bank AG, and
its subsidiary companies, had an interest in 13,895,387 Ordinary shares of
Electrocomponents PLC representing a total of 3.19% of the total issued share
capital of the Company, which now represents a notifiable interest in the share
capital of the Company.




CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

2 September 2005


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