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:

18 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:

1,413,434

0.14%

8,778,305

0.90%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

8,778,305

0.90%

1,413,433

0.14%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,191,739

1.04%

10,191,738

1.04%

(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

2,065,874

0.2594 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,116,050

0.2603 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

389,034

0.2553 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

232,392

0.2563 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

173,334

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

170,937

0.2511 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

140,078

0.2577 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

115,130

0.2587 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

112,030

0.2479 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

109,216

0.2525 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

95,000

0.2544 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

75,483

0.2618 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,000

0.2576 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,434

0.2520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,151

0.2543 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,648

0.2663 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.2337 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

0.2485 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,067,781

0.2552 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

805,970

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

181,615

0.2518 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

115,000

0.2570 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

52,959

0.2543 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,747

0.2605 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,217

0.2540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,545

0.2204 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,991

0.2502 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,506

0.2363 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,519

0.2472 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,299

0.2699 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.2500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,268

0.2530 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.2337 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,437

0.2535 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

123

0.2515 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

4,700

0.2163 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,545

0.2204 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

123

0.2515 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67,413

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,698

0.2160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.2485 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

109,216

0.2525 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

122,943

0.2552 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

266,091

0.2553 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,188

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

157,088

0.2577 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,099,040

0.2604 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

140,300

0.2620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,648

0.2663 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

77,790

0.2554 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

672,873

0.2555 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

209,807

0.2527 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

133,515

0.2554 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

998,093

0.2555 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:

19 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213