Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
08 October 2007


TR-1(i):               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing          Electrocomponents PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached(ii):

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification             Prudential plc group of companies
   obligation(iii):

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):                  See section 9

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is             03 October 2007
   crossed or reached if different)(v):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          05 October 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                              See item 13






8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of       Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)
shares              Triggering transaction (vi)
                     Number of     Number of       Number of    Number of voting rights     % of voting
(if possible using     Shares    Voting Rights      shares                 ix                 rights
the ISIN CODE)                        viii          Direct        Direct  x    Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                                                  xi
GB0003096442        34,419,714   34,419,714     35,441,408      35,441,408               8.14%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
 Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting rights     % of voting
     instrument           xiii           Period/ Date xiv       that may be acquired if        rights
                                                                   the instrument is
                                                                 exercised/ converted.
        N/A          N/A                        N/A            N/A                        N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
35,441,408                                         8.14%










9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                  N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:   N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting       N/A
rights:
13. Additional information:                 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned
                                            subsidiary of Prudential plc) has crossed a 5% notifiable
                                            interest and the Prudential Group non-exempt holding has
                                            also crossed a 5% notifiable interest. Both occurances are
                                            triggers for this notification.
14. Contact name:                           Ian Haslegrave
15. Contact telephone number:               01865 207491
16. Date                                    8 October 2007



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