Holding(s) in Company

IQE plc
("IQE" or the "Company")



Notification of Interest




13 February 2009



The Company was informed on 9 February 2009 that Gartmore Investments
Limited had, on
3 February 2009, decreased their notifiable interest over ordinary 1
pence shares in IQE from 47,808,440 to 47,376,965 being 10.93% of the
issued share capital of the Company.

The total number of the Company's ordinary shares in issue is
433,550,611.



Contacts:

IQE plc ([phone])
Chris Meadows
Phil Rasmussen

Noble & Company Limited (+ 44 20 7763 2200)
John Llewellyn-Lloyd
Sam Reynolds

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