Holding(s) in Company

22 Jul 2005 17:23

IQE PLC22 July 2005 IQE plc (the "Company") Holding in Company The Company was informed on 21 July 2005 by Gartmore Investment Management plcthat, following the sale of 500,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company("Ordinary Shares") on 10 June 2005, Gartmore Investment Limited, Gartmore FundManagers Limited and Gartmore Global Partners had a reportable interest in43,999,756 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 13.93 per cent. of theissued share capital of the Company. The above Ordinary Shares are held asfollows: Beneficial owner Number of Percentage of Registered Ordinary Shares issued share holder capitalGartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C 15,137,969 4.79% HSBC GlobalGartmore UK & Irish Smaller Custody NomineeCompanies UK Ltd The Gartmore Limited Issue UK 3,669,006 1.16% Goldman SachsSmall Cap Fund Ltd Nominees Ltd Strathclyde Pension Fund 7,744,279 2.45% Nortrust Nominees Litmited The Alphagen Volantis Fund 10,945,822 3.47% VidacosLimited Nominees Ltd A/C 1945 Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust 3,773,892 1.20% BNY GIL CLT A/Cplc NOMS LTD A/C LST Gartmore Growth Opportunities 2,728,788 0.86% BNY GIL CLT A/Cplc NOMS LTD A/C NWSC Total 43,999,756 13.93% 22 July 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange