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:

10 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:

1,059,262

0.11%

9,513,935

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

9,513,935

0.97%

1,059,261

0.11%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,573,197

1.08%

10,573,196

1.08%

(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

1,049,521

0.3500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

761,769

0.3429 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

419,686

0.3646 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

414,420

0.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

322,254

0.3613 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

291,600

0.3456 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

271,154

0.3642 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

174,987

0.3565 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

131,662

0.3670 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

128,887

0.3743 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

114,518

0.3560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

69,339

0.3526 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

49,999

0.3653 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,333

0.3639 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,200

0.3702 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,944

0.3530 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,830

0.3497 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,012

0.3696 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

0.3665 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55

0.3265 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

0.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

435,104

0.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

377,737

0.3625 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

356,699

0.3507 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

234,540

0.3456 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

159,383

0.3595 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

154,597

0.3353 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

148,711

0.3634 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

135,092

0.3702 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100,000

0.3745 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97,642

0.3580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

74,332

0.3649 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,643

0.3670 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,000

0.3730 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,581

0.3628 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,066

0.3585 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,760

0.3676 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,334

0.3575 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,819

0.3581 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,000

0.3645 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

0.3695 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

154,597

0.3353 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,735

0.3604 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,760

0.3676 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4

0.3695 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,051

0.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

135,092

0.3702 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,252

0.3010 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

703,899

0.3411 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

291,600

0.3456 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69,339

0.3526 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,944

0.3530 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57

0.3539 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

144

0.3548 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,847

0.3612 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

414,420

0.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

271,154

0.3642 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

419,686

0.3646 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,023

0.3670 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.3700 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:

13 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213