Additional Listing

IQE PLC
28 June 2005


                            IQE plc ('the Company')
                                        
                               Additional Listing
                                        

Application has today been made to the London Stock Exchange for 8,917 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 under the IQE Employee Share Option Scheme.


Admission of these Ordinary Shares is expected to become effective on 1 August
2005.


28 June 2005


For further information, please contact:


Leslie Coventry, IQE plc
                                                02920 839400






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