Notice of Preliminary Results

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


9 March 2009

IQE  plc  (AIM:  IQE)  the   leading  global  supplier  of   advanced
semiconductor wafer products and wafer services to the  semiconductor
industry, will be  publishing its  Preliminary Results  for the  year
ended 31 December 2008 on 24 March 2009.

Drew Nelson,  Chief Executive  Officer  and Phil  Rasmussen,  Finance
Director will be presenting the results to analysts at 9.30am at  the
offices of College Hill, The Registry, Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N
4QN.


Contacts:

IQE plc
www.iqep.com
 ([phone])
Chris Meadows
Phil Rasmussen

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

College Hill
(+ 44 20 7457 2020)
Adrian Duffield
Carl Franklin

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