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26 May 2006 15:56

Electrocomponents PLC26 May 2006 ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ("the Company") NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985 The Company received notification on 25th May 2006 in accordance with Section198 of the Companies Act that as at 24th May 2006, Barclays PLC, acting throughit's business group and legal entities detailed below, had an interest in13,937,895 Ordinary shares of Electrocomponents PLC representing a total of3.20% of the total issued share capital of the Company, which now represents anotifiable interest in the share capital of the Company. Legal Entity Number of Shares % held Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 487,018 0.111Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 1,290,371 0.296Barclays Capital Inc. 57,000 0.013Gerrard Ltd 1,055,024 0.242Barclays Global Investors Ltd 5,679,965 1.304Barclays Life Assurance Co. Ltd 609,284 0.140Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 29,502 0.006Barclays Global Investors N.A. 3,247,922 0.746Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 40,045 0.009Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 41,551 0.009Barclays Global Fund Advisors 1,400,213 0.321 Barclays PLC TOTAL 13,937,895 3.202 Registered Holder Account Designation Holding Bank of Ireland 426353 874,622Bank of New York 31,689Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 57,000Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 897,771Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 392,600Barclays Global Investors Canada 29,502BIOSS Nominees Ltd 4224361 261,384Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 220,776Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 143,766Gerrard Nominees Limited 660302 4,500Gerrard Nominees Limited 660632 4,200Gerrard Nominees Limited 660758 10,700Gerrard Nominees Limited 768557 14,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 770101 5,740Gerrard Nominees Limited 774160 850Gerrard Nominees Limited 777488 800Gerrard Nominees Limited 777546 450Gerrard Nominees Limited 781271 7,000Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 169,650Investors Bank and Trust Co. 460,971Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,796Investors Bank and Trust Co. 21,500Investors Bank and Trust Co. 26,726Investors Bank and Trust Co. 76,643Investors Bank and Trust Co. 7,000Investors Bank and Trust Co. 38,234Investors Bank and Trust Co. 2.260,986Investors Bank and Trust Co. 40,861Investors Bank and Trust Co. 143,318Investors Bank and Trust Co. 13,264Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,095,730Investors Bank and Trust Co. 147,901JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 117,580JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 26,181JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 266,591JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 55,166JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 3,979,544JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 343,639JP Morgan Chase Bank 3,239JP Morgan Chase Bank 239,870JP Morgan Chase Bank 42,141JP Morgan Chase Bank 58,276JP Morgan Chase Bank 3,266JP Morgan Chase Bank 47,374JP Morgan Chase Bank 19,459JP Morgan Chase Bank 62,104JP Morgan Chase Bank 11,289JP Morgan Chase Bank 40,045JP Morgan Chase Bank 26,616JP Morgan Chase Bank 3,932JP Morgan Chase Bank 13,573Mellon Trust - US Custodian / 33,494Mitsui Asset 7,113R C Greig Nominees Limited 529,096R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 173,331R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 30,638R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 19,827R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 40,534R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 43,708State Street Boston 232,449Trust & Custody Services Bank 3,890 Total 13,937,895 CARMELINA CARFORA Group Company Secretary 26th May 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange