Total Voting Rights

IQE PLC
28 December 2006



28 December 2006


IQE plc ('IQE' or the 'Company')


Total Voting Rights and Share Capital


In order to comply with the EU Transparency Directive following its
implementation through the provisions of the Financial Services Authority's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules, IQE hereby notifies the following:


The total number of voting rights in issue in respect of each class of share of
IQE as at the date of this notice is as follows:


Ordinary shares of 1p: 429,886,382
Treasury shares: 0


The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 429,886,382.


The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or change to their interest in, IQE under the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.



For further information please contact:


Leslie Coventry, Company Secretary, IQE plc  Tel: [phone]


Graeme Bayley, Noble & Company Ltd          Tel: [phone]










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