IQE Regulatory News (IQE)

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 6932Z published at 15:08 on 08/04/2026, changes made to section 2a and 3b.

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:

07 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:

343,147

0.04%

10,629,696

1.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

10,629,696

1.09%

343,146

0.04%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,972,843

1.12%

10,972,842

1.12%

(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

788,181

0.2600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

557,522

0.2560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

466,698

0.2565 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

255,499

0.2568 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

191,378

0.2566 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

178,148

0.2552 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

148,598

0.2550 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,240

0.2460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,780

0.2631 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,666

0.2577 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,600

0.2485 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

488,665

0.2577 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

415,334

0.2566 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

382,223

0.2559 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

135,287

0.2489 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,564

0.2574 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,253

0.2550 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,452

0.2514 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,048

0.2549 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,755

0.2469 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

48,500

0.2428 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75,763

0.2485 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,048

0.2549 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46,443

0.2550 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

390,440

0.2563 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

488,665

0.2577 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,171

0.2589 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,723

0.2642 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,377

0.2552 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

466,698

0.2565 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

255,499

0.2568 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,604

0.2571 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

772,577

0.2601 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,800

0.2605 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

596,468

0.2550 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,459

0.2602 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:

14 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213