Holding(s) in Company

18 Aug 2006 14:54

IQE PLC18 August 2006 IQE plc 18 August 2006 IQE plc (the ''Company'' or ''IQE'') Notification of Interest The Company has been informed by a letter dated 16 August 2006 that followingthe acquisition of 15,250,000 shares at 13.75p on 11 August 2006, GartmoreInvestment Management plc ("Gartmore") had a notifiable interest in 45,488,216ordinary 1p shares in IQE plc, equivalent to 11.25% of the issued share capitalof the Company. Gartmore's shares are split between the following companies: Fund Management Company Number of shares held Gartmore Investment Ltd 30,245,802 Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd 15,242,414 TOTAL 45,488,216 Contacts IQE plc +44(0) 29 2083 9400Leslie Coventry Noble & Company Limited +44(0) 20 7763 2200John Llewellyn-LloydGraeme Bayley This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange