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:

16 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:

275,881

0.03%

9,612,715

0.98%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

9,612,715

0.98%

282,332

0.02%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,888,596

1.01%

9,895,047

1.00%

(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

958,561

0.2336 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

279,621

0.2389 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

145,657

0.2348 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

124,620

0.2323 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,400

0.2433 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,738

0.2426 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,342

0.2308 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,059

0.2287 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,255

0.2449 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,660

0.2356 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.2451 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,723

0.2326 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

817,528

0.2310 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

446,628

0.2274 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

274,695

0.2385 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

113,898

0.2356 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,595

0.2324 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,846

0.2290 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,494

0.2275 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,117

0.2304 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,284

0.2354 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.2451 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,335

0.2305 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,385

0.2372 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,371

0.2285 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

54

0.2309 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

17,494

0.2275 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,652

0.2282 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,846

0.2290 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,117

0.2304 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,335

0.2305 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,136

0.2307 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

54

0.2309 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,678

0.2310 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

514,081

0.2311 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,595

0.2324 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,284

0.2354 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

93,641

0.2367 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,385

0.2372 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,059

0.2287 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,970

0.2310 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

120,038

0.2322 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,723

0.2326 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,582

0.2335 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

145,657

0.2348 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,660

0.2356 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,481

0.2371 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

220,219

0.2391 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,921

0.2410 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,738

0.2426 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,400

0.2433 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,255

0.2449 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1

0.2300 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:

17 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213