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:

31 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:

1,546,442

0.16%

10,034,452

1.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

10,034,452

1.02%

1,546,441

0.16%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,580,894

1.18%

11,580,893

1.18%

(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

409,360

0.2349 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

137,307

0.2399 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

119,341

0.2421 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

103,610

0.2426 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

49,317

0.2381 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

46,357

0.2440 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,851

0.2486 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,800

0.2346 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,645

0.2468 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,665

0.2347 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,438

0.2465 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

186,767

0.2376 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

130,285

0.2445 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

118,412

0.2440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

108,027

0.2330 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

71,462

0.2385 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,113

0.2378 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,604

0.2369 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,200

0.2208 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,214

0.2354 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,528

0.2288 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,999

0.2383 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

14,200

0.2208 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

86,905

0.2321 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,648

0.2364 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,078

0.2369 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

38,113

0.2378 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,999

0.2383 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

79,071

0.2440 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

130,285

0.2445 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,269

0.2240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,800

0.2346 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

373,928

0.2347 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,152

0.2367 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,280

0.2368 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

137,307

0.2399 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,709

0.2440 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,438

0.2465 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,645

0.2468 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,851

0.2486 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:

01 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213