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):___________________________________________

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):

January 15, 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

January 16, 2009

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

3% (fell to 3.97%)

8. Notified details:

Liz.Batman@electrocomponents.com

Company Secretary: 

Ian Haslegrave

Electrocomponents plc International Management Centre 8050 Oxford Business Park North OxfordOX4 2HW Tel: +44 1865 204000 Fax: +44 1865 207400

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 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0003096442

OFI

Baring

Total 

17,392,795

72,400

17,465,195

17,392,795

72,400

17,465,195

17,217,640

65,900

17,283,540

17,217,640

65,900

17,283,540

3.95%

.02%

3.97%

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

17,283,540

3.97%

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

OppenehimerFunds, Inc. owns, as of 1/15/09, 17,217,640 shares equal to 3.95% of the shares outstanding.

Baring Asset Management Limited owns, as of 1/15/09, 65,900 shares equal to .02% of the shares outstanding.

Shares outstanding: 435,360,728.0000

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:

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the parent company of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and Baring Asset Management Limited

14. Contact name:

Ian Haslegrave

15. Contact telephone number:

01865 207491

16. Date:

19 January 2009