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3 Mar 2005 15:52

Electrocomponents PLC03 March 2005 ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ("the Company") NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985 The Company received notification on 2nd March 2005 in accordance with Section198 of the Companies Act that as at the close of business on 24 February 2005,UBS AG, acting through it's business group and legal entities detailed below,had an interest in 52,198,887 Ordinary shares of Electrocomponents PLCrepresenting a total of 11.99% of the total issued share capital of the Company. Number of Shares % held MATERIALUBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 1,818,197 0.4UBS AG London Branch 875,057 0.2 NON MATERIALUBS Global Asset (UK) Management 24,009,926 5.5UBS Global Asset Management 20,339,129 4.7UBS Wealth Management and Business Banking 86,000 0.02UBS Laing and Cruikshank Limited 5,064,578 1.16UBS AG Jersey Branch 6,000 0.00 UBS AG TOTAL 52,198,887 11.99 CARMELINA CARFORA Group Company Secretary 3 March 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange