Holding(s) in Company

IQE plc
("IQE" or the "Company")


Notification of Interest



21 September 2009


The Company was informed on 17 September 2009 that Barclays PLC no
longer had a notifiable interest and holds less than 5% of the issued
shares in IQE.

The total number of the Company's ordinary shares in issue is
436,198,138.



Contacts:
IQE plc ([phone])
Chris Meadows
Phil Rasmussen

Noble & Company Limited (+ 44 20 7763 2200)
John Llewellyn-Lloyd
Sam Reynolds

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