Holding(s) in Company

30 Mar 2006 16:25

IQE PLC30 March 2006 IQE plc (the "Company") Holding in Company The Company was informed on 29 March 2006 by Gartmore Investment Management plcthat, following the sale of 2,700,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company("Ordinary Shares") on 27 March 2006 and a sale of 500,000 Ordinary Shares on 28March 2006, Gartmore Investment Limited, Gartmore Fund Managers Limited andGartmore Global Partners had a reportable interest in 32,607,409 Ordinary Sharesrepresenting approximately 10.31 per cent. of the issued share capital of theCompany. The above Ordinary Shares are held as follows: Beneficial owner Number of Percentage of Registered Ordinary Shares issued share holder capital Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C 15,242,414 4.82% HSBC Global Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Custody NomineeCompanies UK Ltd Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust 4,876,952 1.54% BNY GIL CLT A/Cplc NOMS LTD A/C LST Strathclyde Pension Fund 7,744,279 2.45% Nortrust Nominees Litmited The Alphagen Volantis Fund 3,437,163 1.09% VidacosLimited Nominees Ltd A/C 1945 Gartmore Growth Opportunities 1,306,601 0.41% BNY GIL CLT A/Cplc NOMS LTD A/C NWSC Total 32,607,409 10.31% 30 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange