Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
03 March 2005





ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')







NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985



The Company received notification on 2nd March 2005 in accordance with Section
198 of the Companies Act that as at the close of business on 24 February 2005,
UBS AG, acting through it's business group and legal entities detailed below,
had an interest in 52,198,887 Ordinary shares of Electrocomponents PLC
representing a total of 11.99% of the total issued share capital of the Company.




                                                                             Number of Shares          % held


MATERIAL
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited                                            1,818,197             0.4
UBS AG London Branch                                                                  875,057             0.2

NON MATERIAL
UBS Global Asset (UK) Management                                                   24,009,926             5.5
UBS Global Asset Management                                                        20,339,129             4.7
UBS Wealth Management and Business Banking                                             86,000            0.02
UBS Laing and Cruikshank Limited                                                    5,064,578            1.16
UBS AG Jersey Branch                                                                    6,000            0.00

UBS AG TOTAL                                                                       52,198,887           11.99









CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

3 March 2005




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