3rd Aug 2005 15:48
Electrocomponents PLC03 August 2005 ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC ("the Company") NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 198 - COMPANIES ACT 1985 The Company received notification on 3rd August 2005 (dated 28th July 2005) inaccordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act that as at the close ofbusiness on 25th July 2005, Barclays Bank PLC, acting through it's businessgroup and legal entities detailed below, had an interest in 13,101,688 Ordinaryshares of Electrocomponents PLC representing a total of 3.01% of the totalissued share capital of the Company, which now represents a notifiable interestin the share capital of the Company. Number of Shares % held Barclays Global Investors Ltd 5,467,746 1.26Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 75,900 0.02Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 42,737 0.01Barclays Global Fund Advisors 1,749,779 0.40Gerrard Ltd 1,556,941 0.36Barclays Life Assurance Co. Ltd 448,468 0.10Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 3,243,352 0.74Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 516,765 0.12 Barclays Bank PLC TOTAL 13,101,688 3.01 CARMELINA CARFORAGroup Company Secretary3rd August 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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