Holding(s) in Company

26 Oct 2005 14:06

IQE PLC26 October 2005 IQE plc (the "Company") Holding in Company The Company was informed on 24 October 2005 by Gartmore Investment Managementplc that, following the sale of 501,989 ordinary shares of 1p each in theCompany ("Ordinary Shares") on 21 October 2005, Gartmore Investment Limited,Gartmore Fund Managers Limited and Gartmore Global Partners had a reportableinterest in 40,592,810 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 12.84 percent. of the issued share capital of the Company. The above Ordinary Shares areheld as follows: 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 Companies Nominee UK Ltd The Gartmore Limited Issue UK 3,669,006 1.16% Goldman Small Cap Fund Ltd Sachs Nominees Ltd Strathclyde Pension Fund 7,744,279 2.45% Nortrust Nominees Limited The Alphagen Volantis Fund 8,695,822 2.75% VidacosLimited Nominees Ltd A/C 1945 Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust 3,773,892 1.19% BNY GIL plc CLT A/C NOMS LTD A/C LST Gartmore Growth Opportunities 1,571,842 0.50% BNY GIL CLT plc A/C NOMS LTD A/C NWSC Total 40,592,810 12.84% 26 October 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange