Additional Listing

IQE plc

("IQE" or the "Company")


11 May 2010



Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for 1,168,701 ordinary
shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to trading
on AIM. The Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuant to employee share based
incentive schemes.

Application has been made and admission to trading on AIM of these Ordinary
Shares is expected to occur on 14 May 2010.

Following this issue the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be
445,213,533.




Contacts:


IQE plc ([phone])
Chris Meadows
Phil Rasmussen

Execution Noble & Company Limited (+ 44 20 7456 9191)
John Llewellyn-Lloyd
Sam Reynolds




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