Holding(s) in Company

26 June 2009 For immediate release IQE plc ("IQE" or the "Company") Holding(s) in Company +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | |-------------------------------------------------+-----------------| | 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | | | issuer | IQE Plc | | of existing shares to which voting rights are | | | attached: ii | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or | | boxes): | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |----------------------------------------------------------+--------| | An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial | | | instruments which may result in the acquisition of | No | | shares already issued to which voting rights are | | | attached | | |----------------------------------------------------------+--------| | An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar | No | | economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | | |----------------------------------------------------------+--------| | An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | |----------------------------------------------------------+--------| | Other (please | Changes to disclosure | No | | specify): | requirements | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3. Full name of person(s) subject | Aviva plc & its | | to the | subsidiaries | | notification obligation: iii | | |-------------------------------------+-----------------------------| | | Registered Holder: | | | | | | BNY Norwich Union Nominees | | | Limited 1,849,214* | | | Chase GA Group Nominees | | 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Limited 9,275,934* | | (if different from 3.):iv | Chase Nominees Limited | | | 945,000* | | | CUIM Nominee Limited | | | 1,006,918* | | | | | | * denotes direct interest | |-------------------------------------+-----------------------------| | 5. Date of the transaction and date | | | on | 19th June 2009 | | which the threshold is crossed or | | | reached: v | | |-------------------------------------+-----------------------------| | 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23rd June 2009 | |-------------------------------------+-----------------------------| | 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | 3% to <3% Change at Direct | | or | Interest Level | | reached: vi, vii | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Class/type of |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |shares |to the triggering | | |if possible |transaction | | |using |----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------| |the ISIN CODE |Number |Number |Number of |Number of voting |% of voting rights x | | |of |of |shares |rights | | | |Shares |Voting |------------+--------------------------+----------------------| | | |Rights |Direct |Direct xi |Indirect xii |Direct |Indirect | |--------------+----------------+-----------------+------------+------------+-------------+--------+-------------| | GB0009619924| 21,610,488| 21,610,488| 13,077,066| 13,077,066| Not| 2.99%| Not| | | | | | | disclosable| | disclosable| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Type of financial |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |instrument |date xiii |Conversion Period xiv |rights that may be |rights | | | | |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ converted. | | |---------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+----------------| | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Type of |Exercise price |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | |financial | |date xvii |Conversion |instrument refers to |xix, xx | |instrument | | |period xviii | | | |---------------+---------------+------------+----------------+------------------------------+-------------------| | | | | | |Nominal |Delta | | | | | | |---------+---------| | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Total (A+B+C) | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | |--------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------| |13,077,066 |2.99% | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting | | rights and/or the | | financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors | | Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled | | undertakings:- | | | | Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: | | * Aviva plc (parent company) | | * Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of | | Aviva plc) | | * Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned | | subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) | | * Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned | | subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) | | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Proxy Voting: | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 | |-----------------------------------+-------------------------------| | 11. Number of voting rights proxy | | | holder will cease | | | to hold: | | |-----------------------------------+-------------------------------| | 12. Date on which proxy holder | | | will cease to hold | | | voting rights: | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Figures are based on a total | | 13. Additional information: | number of voting rights of | | | 435,911,622 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Contacts: IQE plc (+44 29 2083 9400) Chris Meadows Noble & Company Limited (+ 44 20 7763 2200) John Llewellyn-Lloyd Sam Reynolds ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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