Holding(s) in Company

Electrocomponents PLC
17 August 2005


ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company')

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985

The Company received notification on 17th August 2005 (dated 12th August 2005)
in accordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act that as at the close of
business on 11th August 2005, Barclays Bank PLC, acting through it's business
group and legal entities detailed below, had an interest in 13,113,389 Ordinary
shares of Electrocomponents PLC representing a total of 3.01% of the total
issued share capital of the Company, which now represents a notifiable interest
in the share capital of the Company.

Legal Entity                                                              Number of Shares             % held

Gerrard Ltd                                                                      1,546,704              0.355
Barclays Bank plc                                                                   66,777              0.015
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                                    5,406,832              1.242
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                             75,900              0.017
Barclays Life Assurance Co. Ltd                                                    432,594              0.099
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                                  3,245,946              0.745
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                                 56,757              0.013
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                                    1,770,820              0.406
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                                    511,059              0.117

Barclays Bank PLC TOTAL                                                         13,113,389               3.01


Registered Holder                                                    Account Designation            Holding

Bank of Ireland                                                                                      14,068
Barclays Captial Nominees Ltd                                                                        66,777
Bioss Nominees Ltd                                                               4224361            190,486
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                 16376            232,652
Gerrard Nominees Limited                                                             ER1             87,800
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd                                                         GM1            149,259
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd                                                         GM3             10,000
IBT - Canada                                                                                         14,606
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                          4,148
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                         32,109
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                        512,785
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                         97,609
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                          5,024
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                         11,000
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                      2,200,805
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                         13,264
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                          6,845
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                         91,805
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                      1,575,576
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                                         83,330
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                            16331            126,987
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                            16338             26,181
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                            16341            227,184
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                            16342             52,242
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                            16400          4,670,294
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                            18409            313,400
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 13,573
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 29,480
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                  3,932
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 62,104
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 58,276
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 11,289
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 47,374
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                  4,753
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                  3,266
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                235,236
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 14,368
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 74,393
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                                 75,900
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                                                          57,873
Mitsubishi Trust International                                                                        2,283
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                           RC1            772,718
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                                                       AK1            334,426
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                                                       BL1             33,522
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                                                       CM1             28,697
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                       GP1             73,402
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                       SA1             56,880
State Street                                                                                          6,994
State Street Boston                                                                                  33,770
State Street Boston                                                                                 262,644

Total                                                                                            13,113,389








CARMELINA CARFORA

Group Company Secretary

17th August 2005




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