Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
17 January 2006

ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')





NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL INTEREST





The Company has received a notification on 16 January 2006 from M&G Investment
Management Limited of its interests in the Ordinary Shares of 10p each
('shares') in the Company. The notification reflects recent changes within M&G
Investment Management Limited, and includes the notifiable interests held by
Prudential plc and The Prudential Assurance Company Limited.





Prudential plc - total notifiable interest 17,096,996 shares which represents
3.92% of the issued share capital of the Company.


Prudential plc
Registered Holder                                                                            Holding of shares

JP Morgan Nominees                                                                                     244,949
MAGIM HSBC GIS Nom (UK) SALI                                                                            25,934
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC                                                                      16,563,578
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC                                                                         148,900
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) EQBF AC                                                                         12,313
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) MNBF AC                                                                         21,129
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PENE AC                                                                         77,807
Prudential Holborn Pensions LD                                                                           2,386

                                                                            TOTAL                   17,096,996





The Prudential Assurance Company Limited - total notifiable interest 16,738,412
which represents 3.84% of the issued share capital of the Company and is
included within the total holding of 3.92% held by Prudential plc detailed
above.


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
Registered holder                                                                            Holding of shares

MAGIM HSBC GIS Nom(UK) SALI                                                                             25,934
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC                                                                      16,563,578
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC                                                                         148,900

                                                                            TOTAL                   16,738,412





CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

17 January 2006


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