Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
02 August 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985



The Company received notification on 2nd August 2005 (dated 1st August 2005) in
accordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act that Silchester International
Investors Limited ('Silchester') has a notifiable interest in 60,530,993
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 4,812,900 shares. Silchester's
interest therefore represents 15.01% 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 16,488,300 Ordinary
Shares, which represents 3.79% of the total issued share capital of the Company,
and that Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust
controls 39,022,092 Ordinary Shares, which represents 8.97% 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         16,488,300        3.79
Equity Group Trust

Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free             Northern Trust Co          2,640,758        0.61
International Value Equity Trust

Silchester International Investors International Value      Northern Trust Co         39,022,092        8.97
Equity Trust

The Calleva Trust                                           Northern Trust Co          2,379,843        0.55

TOTAL                                                                                 60,530,993       13.91




SAM Account                                                 Nominee             Number of Shares      % held

BUST                                                        Northern Trust Co          1,820,000        0.42
CAT                                                              Pictet & Cie            132,000        0.03
CHER                                                        Northern Trust Co             22,000        0.01
DYN                                                              State Street             65,000        0.01
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
RIVAL                                                       Northern Trust Co             56,000        0.01
STAMP                                                       Northern Trust Co             90,000        0.02
TIME                                                         Bank of New York             30,000        0.01
TRAY                                                        Northern Trust Co            530,100        0.12
WHEAT                                                       Northern Trust Co            169,000        0.04
WINDY                                                       Northern Trust Co            131,000        0.03

TOTAL                                                                                  4,812,900        1.11




OVERALL TOTAL (SII and SAM Accounts)                                                  65,343,893       15.01









CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

2nd August 2005




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