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 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:

1,984,314

0.20%

8,884,490

0.91%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

8,960,872

0.92%

1,984,313

0.20%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,945,186

1.12%

10,868,803

1.11%

(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

567,509

0.2531 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

521,861

0.2464 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

272,519

0.2420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

184,182

0.2474 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

146,666

0.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

131,236

0.2468 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

108,046

0.2595 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

106,705

0.2550 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,515

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

86,898

0.2652 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

69,700

0.2593 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

68,516

0.2653 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

64,956

0.2524 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,881

0.2536 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,611

0.2503 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,815

0.2539 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,866

0.2600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,746

0.2650 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

470,863

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

343,786

0.2370 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

194,999

0.2482 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

179,013

0.2552 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

108,277

0.2322 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

67,300

0.2319 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58,861

0.2464 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,067

0.2527 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,000

0.2305 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,322

0.2349 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,415

0.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,143

0.2308 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,974

0.2515 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.2480 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,746

0.2374 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

583

0.2472 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

32,415

0.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,143

0.2308 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67,300

0.2319 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,322

0.2349 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,746

0.2374 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

583

0.2472 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,495

0.2495 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

66,624

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,075

0.2321 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

131,236

0.2468 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,054

0.2524 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

543,380

0.2532 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

45,881

0.2536 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,110

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69,700

0.2593 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

86,898

0.2651 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

343,786

0.2370 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

408,127

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

174,481

0.2419 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

98,038

0.2420 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

463,000

0.2464 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,394

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,999

0.2627 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:

26 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213