Holding(s) in Company

IQE PLC
18 July 2005


                            IQE plc (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company
                                        
The Company was informed on 18 July 2005 by Lloyds TSB Bank Plc that as of this
date, Lloyds TSB Bank Plc and its subsidiaries no longer have a notifiable
interest in the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

18 July 2005




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