For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii

Electrocomponents Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

ü

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii

FIL Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):iv

See section 9

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

22 June 2009 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 June 2009 

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0003096442

21,469,748

21,469,748

22,392,988

22,392,988

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

22,392,988

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

                                                               Shares held                   Nominee                                 Management Company

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent                                      2,551,580                      JP Morgan, Bournemouth         FIL

Holding company for various direct and indirect        19,841,408                     JP Morgan, Bournemouth        FISL

Subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management

Limited (FFML). FIL Investment Services Ltd

(FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL

Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL)

FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong)

Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management

(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL

Investments International (FII), Investment Managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FIL Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

923,240

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

22 June 2009

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Ian Haslegrave

15. Contact telephone number:

01865 207491

16. Date:

24 June 2009