Additional Listing

IQE PLC
30 August 2006

IQE plc

30 August 2006





                             IQE plc ('the Company')



                               Additional Listing





Application has today been made to the London Stock Exchange for 121,212
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to
trading on AIM. These Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuant to the exercise
of share options by former employees under the IQE Group Share Option Scheme.





Admission of these Ordinary Shares is expected to become effective on 5
September 2006.





For further information, please contact:

Leslie Coventry, IQE plc        02920 839400


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