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

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:

Sanderson Asset Management Ltd

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):

14/09/2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/09/2011

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

 4%

8. Notified details:

Not Applicable

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[i]

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0003096442

17,190,445

17,190,445

18,240,445

18,240,445

0

4.18%

0%

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

18,240,445

4.18%

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

Not Applicable.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Sanderson Asset Management Ltd

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

Not Applicable

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

Not Applicable

13. Additional information:

Sanderson Asset Management Ltd ("Sanderson") acts as investment manager for its clients. In acting for its clients, Sanderson are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, do not act as its clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in its name but in the name of each client's custodian bank.

14. Contact name:

Ian Haslegrave

15. Contact telephone number:

01865 207491

16. Date:

15 September 2011