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:

22 Apr 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:

17,077

0.00%

20,771,714

2.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

20,771,714

2.12%

17,076

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

20,788,791

2.12%

20,788,790

2.12%

(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

2,574,234

0.6862 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,026,420

0.6260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

468,444

0.6840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

267,495

0.6533 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

261,198

0.7140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

235,000

0.7031 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

156,668

0.6576 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

96,300

0.6360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

93,665

0.6578 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

82,901

0.6739 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

72,472

0.7009 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

53,333

0.6380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

51,623

0.7080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,000

0.6950 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,700

0.6894 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,764

0.6766 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,730

0.6321 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,834

0.6275 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

0.6595 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,277

0.7209 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,626

0.6889 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

962

0.6765 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

939

0.6510 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

888

0.6450 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

707

0.6679 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

0.6520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,454,792

0.6260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,412,446

0.6689 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

968,942

0.6384 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

766,818

0.6390 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

430,534

0.6767 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

382,650

0.6476 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

340,399

0.6951 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

260,000

0.6670 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

259,368

0.6491 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

202,499

0.6594 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

166,666

0.7060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

135,920

0.6370 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

120,677

0.6213 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

71,874

0.7033 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

69,704

0.6299 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

55,814

0.6239 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,333

0.7050 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,000

0.6766 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,108

0.7014 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,524

0.6205 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,062

0.6893 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,638

0.6895 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,386

0.7080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,333

0.6805 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,339

0.6700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

958

0.6731 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

939

0.6510 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

715

0.6725 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11

0.6550 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

0.6330 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

120,677

0.6213 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

760,379

0.6260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

0.6330 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

135,920

0.6370 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

736,163

0.6379 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

188,600

0.6443 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,946

0.6659 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,709

0.6669 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

715

0.6725 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

958

0.6731 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

340,399

0.6951 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

326

0.7052 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

243

0.7054 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,502

0.6260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,189

0.6277 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,505

0.6566 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,646

0.6582 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,864

0.6656 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

962

0.6765 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,764

0.6766 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,626

0.6890 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

53,333

0.7080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,300

0.7110 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

259,488

0.7140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,277

0.7209 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

138,872

0.6259 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

12,442

0.6599 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:

23 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213