Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

IQE PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

23 Mar 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,296,527

0.13%

9,075,582

0.93%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

8,976,184

0.92%

1,312,920

0.13%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,272,711

1.05%

10,388,502

1.06%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,184,835

0.2350 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

527,006

0.2324 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

210,625

0.2370 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

200,490

0.2272 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

184,182

0.2401 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

141,937

0.2241 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

132,279

0.2221 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

78,016

0.2316 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,891

0.2240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,294

0.2373 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,226

0.2368 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

41,674

0.2362 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,172

0.2452 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

0.2315 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,184

0.2369 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,120

0.2366 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

0.2275 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,286

0.2372 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,526

0.2367 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,476

0.2500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,391

0.2365 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.2397 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,865

0.2215 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,995

0.2415 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,029

0.2435 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,383

0.2507 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,813

0.2432 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

676

0.2235 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,007,278

0.2334 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

500,000

0.2363 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

263,003

0.2302 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

177,726

0.2346 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

171,361

0.2260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

159,269

0.2355 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

71,900

0.2322 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,301

0.2323 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

55,520

0.2350 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,269

0.2200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,000

0.2275 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,279

0.2370 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,476

0.2500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,500

0.2375 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.2397 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,383

0.2507 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,813

0.2432 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,500

0.2349 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,277

0.2249 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,478

0.2215 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,603

0.2244 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

674

0.2264 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71,900

0.2322 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,500

0.2349 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

60,643

0.2350 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,240

0.2255 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,640

0.2305 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

78,016

0.2316 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

438,609

0.2333 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,007,278

0.2334 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,394

0.2350 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

192,997

0.2332 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

839,490

0.2350 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

184,182

0.2401 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

24 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213