1 Jul 2008 15:52
| 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 GB0003096442 | ||
| 2. Reason for the notification (yes/no) | |||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Χ | ||
| 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: | UBS Global Asset Managmement - Traditional | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | UBS Global Asset Managmement (Americas) Inc. UBS Global Asset Managmement (Australia) Ltd UBS Global Asset Managmement (Canada) Co. UBS Global Asset Managmement Life Limited UBS Global Asset Managmement (UK) Limited | ||
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 27 June 2008 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 1 July 2008 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5.01% | ||
| 8. Notified details: |
| 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 ix | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct x | Indirect xi | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB0003096442 | Not Notifiable | Not Notifiable | 21,815,381 | 1,682,912 | 20,132,469 | 0.39% | 4.62% |
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv | 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 |
| 21,815,381 |
5.01% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |
| UBS Global Asset Managmement (Americas) Inc: 846,305 : 0.19% UBS Global Asset Managmement (Australia) Ltd: 53,371 : 0.01% UBS Global Asset Managmement (Canada) Co: 52,628 : 0.01% UBS Global Asset Managmement Life Limited: 1,682,912 : 0.39% UBS Global Asset Managmement (UK) Limited: 19,180,165 : 4.41% |
| 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 01865 204000 |
| 15. Date: | 1 July 2008 |