Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
14 September 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985


The Company received notification from Franklin Templeton Investments on
September 14th September 2005 (dated 13th September 2005) in accordance with
Section 198 of the Companies Act that Franklin Resources, Inc. and its
affiliates on behalf of clients (detailed below), had an interest in 21,912,390
Ordinary shares of Electrocomponents PLC representing a total of 5.03% of the
total issued share capital of the Company, which now represents a notifiable
interest in the share capital of the Company.


Registered Holder                          Number of Shares               % held

Bank of New York, London                            109,200               0.0251
JP Morgan Chase Bank                             21,006,400               4.8262
Citibank Nominees Ltd                               129,600               0.0298
HSBC Bank                                           202,189               0.0465
Mellon Bank                                          12,800               0.0029
Royal Trust Corp. of Canada                         167,315               0.0384
State Street Nominees Limited                       284,886               0.0655

                             TOTAL               21,912,390               5.0343



CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

14th September 2005


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