Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
19 October 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification on 19th October 2005 (dated 18th October 2005)
in accordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act that Silchester
International Investors Limited ('Silchester') has a notifiable interest in
67,487,024 Ordinary Sharers of 10p each in the Company; and that Sanderson Asset
Management Limited ('Sanderson') (a UK limited company of which Silchester holds
49.9% of the issued share capital) and Silchester (by virtue of Section Section
203(2)(b) of the Companies Act 1985), have an interest in 5,085,900 shares.
Silchester's interest therefore represents 16.67% of the total issued ordinary
share Capital of the Company. Within this holding it is noted that Silchester
International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust controls
18,318,988 Ordinary Shares, which represents 4.21% of the total issued share
capital of the Company, and that Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Trust controls 43,548,306 Ordinary Shares, which
represents 10.01% of the total issued share capital of the Company.


The Company is informed that the shares to which this notification relates are
registered as follows:

SII Account                                                               Nominee    Number of Shares       % held


Silchester International Investors International Value          Northern Trust Co          18,318,988         4.21
Equity Group Trust
Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free                 Northern Trust Co           2,918,452         0.67
International Value Equity Trust
Silchester International Investors International Value          Northern Trust Co          43,548,306        10.00
Equity Trust
The Calleva Trust                                               Northern Trust Co           2,701,278         0.62

TOTAL                                                                                      67,487,024        15.50


SAM Account                                                               Nominee    Number of Shares       % held

BUST                                                            Northern Trust Co           1,898,000         0.44
CAT                                                                  Pictet & Cie             132,000         0.03
DYN                                                                  State Street              98,000         0.02
EUF                                                                  State Street             172,000         0.04
GOLF                                                             Bank of New York              79,000         0.02
GRIT                                                            Northern Trust Co             684,600         0.16
INGOT                                                                Mellon Trust             172,500         0.04
MINI                                                                 State Street             266,800         0.06
OCEAN                                                           Northern Trust Co              80,300         0.02
OVAL                                                                 Mellon Trust             150,600         0.03
PEARL                                                           Northern Trust Co              32,000         0.01
RAIN                                                                    Citigroup             130,000         0.03
RANGER                                                          Northern Trust Co              41.000         0.01
STAMP                                                           Northern Trust Co              90,000         0.02
SURF                                                            Northern Trust Co              69,000         0.02
TIME                                                             Bank of New York              30,000         0.01
TRAY                                                            Northern Trust Co             530,100         0.12
WHEAT                                                                Mellon Trust             169,000         0.04
WINDY                                                           Northern Trust Co             131,000         0.03
WOGAN                                                           Northern Trust Co             130,000         0.03

TOTAL                                                                                       5,085,900         1.17


OVERALL TOTAL (SII and SAM Accounts)                                                       72,572,924        16.67


CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

19th October 2005


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