Holding(s) in Company

IQE PLC
04 February 2005


                            IQE plc (the 'Company')                             

                                                                                

                                Holding in Company


 

The Company was informed on 4 February 2005 by Gartmore Investment Management
plc that Gartmore Investment Limited, Gartmore Fund Managers Limited and
Gartmore Global Partners had a reportable interest in 32,431,571 ordinary shares
of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') representing 10.27 per cent. of
the issued share capital of the Company. The above Ordinary Shares are held as
follows:

 
Beneficial owner               Number of    Percentage of             Registered
                                Ordinary     issued share               holder  
                                  Shares        capital                            
                                                                                
Gartmore Fund                                                                   
Managers Ltd                                                                    
A/C Gartmore                                                                    
UK & Irish                                                                      
Smaller                                                                         
Companies                   12,796,688            4.052%             HSBC Global
                                                                 Custody Nominee
                                                                          UK Ltd  
Gartmore                                                                        
Smaller                                                                         
Companies                                                                       
Trust plc                    3,586,042            1.136%         BNY GIL CLT A/C
                                                                    NOMS LTD A/C
                                                                             LST  
Gartmore                                                                        
Growth                                                                          
Opportunities                                                                   
plc                          2,298,907            0.728%         BNY GIL CLT A/C
                                                                    NOMS LTD A/C
                                                                            NWSC  
Strathclyde                                                                     
Pension Fund                 6,207,423            1.966%                Nortrust
                                                                        Nominees
                                                                        Litmited  
The Alphagen                                                                    
Volantis Fund                                                                   
Limited                      4,840,975            1.533%                 Vidacos
                                                                    Nominees Ltd
                                                                        A/C 1945  
The Gartmore                                                                    
Limited Issue                                                                   
UK Small Cap                                                                    
Fund Ltd                     2,395,509            0.759%           Goldman Sachs
                                                                    Nominees Ltd  
Gartmore                                                                        
Capital                                                                         
Strategy Fund                                                                   
Limited UK                                                                      
Smaller                                                                         
Companies Fund                 306,027            0.097%          Chase Nominees
                                                                         Limited  
                   Total    32,431,571            10.27%                           
                                                                                


 

4 February 2005

 



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