11th Jan 2006 16:30
Electrocomponents PLC11 January 2006 ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ('the Company') NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER The Company received notification on 11th January 2006 (dated 10th January 2006)in accordance with section 198 of the Companies Act from Capital Group CompaniesInc, ('CG'), a US based holding Company on behalf of its affiliates, CapitalInternational Limited and Capital Research and Management Company. Thenotification states that the notifiable interest held by these affiliates hasdecreased to 25,571,101 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, whichrepresents 5.875% of the total issued share Capital of the Company. The sharesare held as follows: Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings Number of Shares % held Capital International Limited 674,010 0.155Capital Research and Management Company 24,897,091 5.720 TOTAL 25,571,101 5.875 SHARES ARE REGISTERED AS FOLLOWS: Capital International LimitedRegistered Name holding Bank of New York Nominees 61,900Northern Trust 42,502Chase Nominees Limited 179,400Nortrust Nominees 124,400State Street Bank & Trust Co. 52,600HSBC Bank plc 157,408Mellon Bank N.A. 38,300Bank One London 17,500 TOTAL 674,010 Capital Research and Management CompanyRegistered Name holdingChase Nominees Limited 24,897,091TOTAL 24,897,091 CARMELINA CARFORAGroup Company Secretary11th January 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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