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17/11/2017 16:35

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17 November 2017

IQE plc
("IQE" or the "Company")

Holding(s) in Company

 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):                                                                                                                                                                           IQE PLC 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Non-UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          X             
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Other (please specify) (iii):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.                                                                                           
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                     Baltimore, Maryland, USA                                                                                                 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      T. Rowe Price International Ltd                                                                                          
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                     London, United Kingdom                                                                                                   
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                                                                                                                                       14 November 2017 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    16 November 2017 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)    % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)    Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer (vii)     
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                                                  11.10%                                                                          0.49%                          11.60%                                       686,814,813 
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                                          10.75%                                                                          0.49%                          11.25%                                                   

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)                                                                                                                                                                                   
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Class/type of                                   Number of voting rights (ix)                                                                                                 % of voting rights                                                                                                   
 shares ISIN code (if possible)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                   Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)            Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)  
 GB0009619924                                                                                                                                                      76,263,954                                                                                                               11.10% 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                                                                                                     76,263,954                                                                                                               11.10% 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Type of financial instrument                    Expiration                 Exercise/                                                          Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.       % of voting rights                                     
                                                 date (x)                   Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Shares on loan                                  N/A                        Right of recall on demand                                                                                                                             3,430,679                                                  0.49% 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                                       3,430,679                                                  0.49% 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                                                                                                                      
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                                   Exercise/                                      Physical or cash settlement (xii)                                                 Number of voting rights        % of voting rights                                     
                               date (x)                                     Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                           SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)                                                                                                                         
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv )(please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                    X                   
                           Name (xv)                            % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                
 T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 T. Rowe Price International Ltd                                                                                                      8.81%                                                                                                     0.49%                                                                                               9.31% 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 11. Additional information (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 Place of completion   Baltimore, Maryland, USA 
 Date of completion            16 November 2017 
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