REG-IQE plc : Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">IQE.L</Origin>

IqeAnnouncement

30/01/2018 08:05

      
30 January 2018
  
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 attachedii:  
 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 
  
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
  
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 X 
 Other (please specify)iii:  
  
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv 
 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 reachedvi: 
 25 January 2018 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 
 29 January 2018 
 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 issuervii 
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 
 9.40% 
 3.65% 
 13.05% 
 756,050,549 
 Position of previous notification (if 
applicable)  
 10.18% 
 2.86% 
 13.05% 
  
 
 
                                                                                                                                         

  8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of
 shares
ISIN code (if possible)  
 Number of voting rightsix 
 % of voting rights 
 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 
  
 71,080,371 
  
 9.40% 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 SUBTOTAL 8. A 
 71,080,371 
 9.40% 
 

  
 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
 datex 
 Exercise/ 
 Conversion Periodxi 
 Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is 
exercised/converted.  
 % of voting rights 
 Shares on loan 
 N/A 
 Right of recall on demand 
 27,606,245 
 3.65% 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
 27,606,245 
 3.65% 
 

  
 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
 datex 
 Exercise/ 
 Conversion Period xi 
 Physical or cash 
settlementxii  
 Number of voting rights  
 % of voting rights 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 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) issuerxiii 
  
 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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) 
 X 
 Namexv 
 % 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 
 5.70% 
 3.24% 
 8.94% 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 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 informationxvi 
  
 
            
 Place of completion 
 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 
 Date of completion 
 29 January 2018 
     


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