Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
12 September 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification from Franklin Templeton Investment on 12th
September 2005 (dated 9th September 2005) in accordance with Section 198 of the
Companies Act that Franklin Resources Inc and it's affiliated companies on
behalf of clients detailed below, had an interest in 19,212,390 Ordinary shares
of Electrocomponents Plc representing a total of 4.4140% of the total issued
share capital of the Company, which represents a notifiable interest in the
share capital of the Company.


Registered Holder                                No. of Shares        % of Class

Bank of New York                                    69,600               0.0160%

London

JP Morgan Chase Bank

Woolgate House

Coleman Street                                  18,452,000               4.2393%

London EC2P 2HD

Citibank Nominees Limited

Lewisham House

Molesworth Street                                  114,000               0.0262%

London

HSBC Bank                                          155,389               0.0357%

London

Mellon Bank                                         10,400               0.0024%

London

Royal Trust Corp of Canada                         146,915               0.0338%

London

State Street Nominees Limited

12-13 Nichols Lane                                 264,086               0.0607%

London EC4 7BN


TOTAL                                           19,212,390               4.4140%



CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

12th September 2005




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