Holding(s) in Company

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 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Electrocomponents Plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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 thenotification obligation: iii

Baring Asset Management Limited ("BAM")

OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI")

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

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

March 7, 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

March 8, 2011

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

4% (aggregate position increased to 4.0105%; BAM 0.0465%, OFI 3.9640%)

8. Notified details:

Company Secretary: Ian Haslegrave

Electrocomponents plc

International Management Centre

8050 Oxford Business Park North

Oxford, OX4 2HW

Tel: +44 1865 204000

Fax: +44 1865 207400

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0003096442

17,217,640 (OFI)

65,900 (BAM)

17,283, 540

17,217,640 (OFI)

65,900 (BAM)

17,283, 540

17,270,133 (OFI)

202,606 (BAM)

17,472,739 (Total)

17,270,133 (OFI)

202,606 (BAM)

17,472,739 (Total)

3.964% (OFI)

0.0465%(BAM)

4.0105% (Total)

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

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

17,270,133 (OFI)

202,606 (BAM)

17,472,739 (Total)

3.964% (OFI)

0.0465%(BAM)

4.0105% (Total)

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

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the parent of Baring Asset Management Limited ("BAM") and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI").

The percentage of holdings noted above is based on total outstanding shares of 435,671,126.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Ian Haslegrave

15. Contact telephone number:

01865 207491

16: Date:

9 March 2011