Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
18 December 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

     
1.   Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
     voting rights are attached:

     Electrocomponents plc


2.   Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate 
     bracket/s):

     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 obligation:

     Silchester International Investors Limited


4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

     Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust

     Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust

     Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust

     Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity 
     Trust

     The Calleva Trust


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

     14th December 2007



6.   Date on which issuer notified:

     17th December 2007



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

     Above 18%



8.   Notified details:

     N/A


A:   Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights


GB0003096442                      74,040,378                         74,040,378



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if     Number of shares        Number of voting rights            % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                            Direct                  Direct               Indirect      Direct      Indirect


GB0003096442                  78,630,502              78,630,502                       18.06%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration Date      Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial                            Period/ Date              that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                     instrument is exercised/
                                                               converted.
N/A             N/A                  N/A                       N/A                         N/A





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


78,630,502                     18.06%


     
9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
     financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

     N/A



Proxy Voting:



10.  Name of the proxy holder:

     Silchester International Investors Limited



11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

     N/A



12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

     N/A



13.  Additional information:

     Silchester International Investors Ltd ('Silchester') acts as investment 
     manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our 'Clients').  In 
     acting for their Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their 
     investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf.  However, they do 
     not act as their Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in 
     their name but in the name of each Client's custodian bank.


14.  Contact name:

     Ian Haslegrave



15.  Contact telephone number:

     01865 204000



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