IQE plc : Appointment of Joint Broker

Cardiff, UK, 17 January 2012: IQE plc (AIM: IQE, "IQE" or the "Group"), the leading global supplier of advanced semiconductor wafer products and wafer services to the semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce the appointment, with immediate effect, of Canaccord Genuity Limited as its joint broker alongside Espirito Santo Investment Bank.

Contacts:

IQE plc ([phone])
Drew Nelson
Phil Rasmussen
Chris Meadows

Espirito Santo Investment Bank (+ 44 20 7456 9191)
Richard Crawley
James Bromhead

Canaccord Genuity (+ 44 20 7050 6500)
Simon Bridges
Cameron Duncan

College Hill ([phone])
Adrian Duffield
Kay Larson

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