Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
07 August 2006



ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')


NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985


The Company received notification on 7th August 2006 in accordance with Section
198 of the Companies Act that Silchester International Investors Limited 
('Silchester') has a notifiable interest in 70,079,531 Ordinary Shares of 10p
each in the Company which represents 16.10% 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
19,079,107 Ordinary Shares, which represents 4.38% of the total issued share
capital of the Company, and that Silchester International Investors
International Value Equity Trust controls 45,128,010 Ordinary Shares, which
represents 10.37% 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      % held
                                                                                          Shares 

Silchester International Investors International            Northern Trust Co         19,079,107        4.38
Value Equity Group Trust

Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free             Northern Trust Co          2,909,921        0.67
International Value Equity Trust

Silchester International Investors International            Northern Trust Co         45,128,010       10.37
Value Equity Trust

The Calleva Trust                                           Northern Trust Co          2,962,493        0.68

TOTAL                                                                                 70,079,531       16.10


AMANDA EVANS
Company Secretary
7th August 2006




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