ECM.L Regulatory News (ECM)

18 Dec 2007 11:24

Electrocomponents PLC18 December 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Electrocomponents plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Silchester International Investors Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity Trust The Calleva Trust 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 14th December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17th December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 18% 8. Notified details: N/A A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB0003096442 74,040,378 74,040,378 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISINCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0003096442 78,630,502 78,630,502 18.06% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted.N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 78,630,502 18.06% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Silchester International Investors Limited 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Silchester International Investors Ltd ("Silchester") acts as investment manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our "Clients"). In acting for their Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, they do not act as their Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in their name but in the name of each Client's custodian bank. 14. Contact name: Ian Haslegrave 15. Contact telephone number: 01865 204000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange