ECM.L Regulatory News (ECM)

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 tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

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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): Transitional Provisions

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

OppenheimerFunds, Inc (OFI) and Baring Asset Management Limited (Baring)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

June 25, 2008 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

June 26, 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4% (OFI: 4.0056% and Baring .0166%)

8. Notified details:

Electrocomponents PLC, International Management Ctr, 5000 Oxford Business Park So, Oxfordshire, 0X4 2BH, United Kingdom, www.electrocomponents.com , Tel#44-1865-204-000, Fax# 44-1865-207-400

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0003096442

OFI: 15,291,929

Baring: 1,726,284

Total: 17,018,213

OFI: 15,291,929

Baring: 1,726,284

Total: 17,018,213

OFI: 17,438,401

Baring: 72,400

Total: 17,510,801

OFI: 17,438,401

Baring: 72,400

Total: 17,510,801

 OFI: 4.0056%

Baring: .0166%

Total: 4.0222%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

17,510,801

4.0222%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

As of 6/25/08, OFI owns 17,438,401 shares of Electrocomponents PLC equal to 4.0056% of the shares outstanding (435,350,416) and Baring owns 72,400 shares equal to .0166% of the shares outstanding. 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Ian Haslegrave - Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01865 207491

16. Date:

27 June 2008

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

 Baring Asset Management Limited

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

OppenheimerFunds, Inc.: 2 World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street New York, NY 10080

Baring Asset Management Limited, 155 Bishopsgate, London, England EC2M 3XY

Phone number 

OppenheimerFunds, Inc: 212.323.0200

Baring: Kerrie Barnett 020 7214 1404

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable 

Full name 

Rosemary Baker, Director

Contact address 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

1295 State Street

Springfield, MA 01111-0001

USA

Phone number 

413-744-8258

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is OppenheimerFunds' Parent company.