IQE Regulatory News (IQE)

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:

26 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:

1,014,898

0.10%

9,576,850

0.98%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

9,192,392

0.94%

1,014,897

0.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,207,290

1.04%

10,591,747

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

513,928

0.2717 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

249,478

0.2904 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

248,843

0.2660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

230,105

0.2706 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

80,903

0.2749 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

71,896

0.2691 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,386

0.2709 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,666

0.2700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.2860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,319

0.2730 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,657

0.2697 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,050

0.2645 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

0.2720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,236,964

0.2790 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

765,456

0.2787 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

454,570

0.2746 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

384,458

0.2721 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

383,669

0.2752 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

336,425

0.2717 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

159,226

0.2776 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

153,331

0.2773 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

134,741

0.2727 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

84,872

0.2695 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60,687

0.2743 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45,377

0.2660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44,183

0.2661 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,365

0.2855 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,666

0.2700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.2860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,491

0.2782 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,195

0.2734 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

44,183

0.2661 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

55,415

0.2705 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

336,425

0.2717 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

134,741

0.2726 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,195

0.2734 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

60,687

0.2743 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

383,669

0.2752 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

153,331

0.2772 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

159,226

0.2776 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,093,269

0.2788 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

88,280

0.2856 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,321

0.2970 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,369

0.2660 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,386

0.2709 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.2720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,440

0.2872 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 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213