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:

24 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:

3,534,670

0.36%

15,557,176

1.59%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

15,541,732

1.59%

3,534,669

0.36%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

19,076,402

1.95%

19,091,845

1.95%

(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

4,002,344

0.4760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,610,390

0.4612 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,011,547

0.4598 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

889,228

0.4593 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

751,358

0.4617 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

519,169

0.4535 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

367,994

0.4819 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

296,839

0.4577 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

278,753

0.4695 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

276,253

0.4843 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

164,963

0.4725 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

139,064

0.4861 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

124,033

0.4680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

96,356

0.4609 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

66,528

0.5003 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

51,249

0.4597 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,555

0.4642 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,744

0.4635 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

0.4510 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

0.4765 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,337

0.5285 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,500

0.5350 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.4480 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,358

0.4465 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,616

0.4645 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,451

0.4798 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

752

0.5230 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32

0.4817 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8

0.4720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,922,452

0.4760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,042,535

0.4574 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

264,423

0.4686 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

215,946

0.4725 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

174,670

0.4822 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

93,252

0.5248 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65,503

0.5164 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60,000

0.4580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58,455

0.4530 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44,169

0.4935 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,167

0.4445 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,300

0.4420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,328

0.5111 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,252

0.4697 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,897

0.5040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,872

0.4635 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.5080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,984

0.4455 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,321

0.4806 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,662

0.4632 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,462

0.4853 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,096

0.4815 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,861

0.4559 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,707

0.4738 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

316

0.4568 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

0.4810 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

0.4570 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

9,984

0.4455 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,455

0.4530 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,861

0.4559 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

316

0.4568 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

0.4570 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,252

0.4697 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

110,095

0.4760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

164

0.4811 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,430

0.4853 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,328

0.5111 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

93,252

0.5248 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55,529

0.4486 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,934

0.4519 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

519,169

0.4535 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,363

0.4553 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,015

0.4584 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

889,228

0.4593 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,011,547

0.4598 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

96,356

0.4609 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,505,927

0.4620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,724

0.4636 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,555

0.4642 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,541

0.4677 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

124,033

0.4680 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,034,032

0.4760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

362,000

0.4819 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

270,415

0.4726 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:

27 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213