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Electrocomponents PLC 11 December 2006 ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company') NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985 The Company received notification on 11 December 2006 in accordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act that Silchester International Investors Limited ('Silchester') has a notifiable interest in 69,307,894 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company which represents 15.92% 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 18,740,520 Ordinary Shares, which represents 4.305% of the total issued share capital of the Company, and that Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust controls 44,390,061 Ordinary Shares, which represents 10.20% 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 18,740,520 4.305 Equity Group Trust Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free Northern Trust Co 3,149,063 0.72 International Value Equity Trust Silchester International Investors International Value Northern Trust Co 44,390,061 10.20 Equity Trust The Calleva Trust Northern Trust Co 3,028,250 0.695 TOTAL 69,307,894 15.92 IAN HASLEGRAVE Company Secretary 11 December 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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