Additional Listing

IQE PLC
03 September 2003

                            IQE plc ('the Company')
                               Additional Listing

Application has today been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for 132,562 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary
Shares') to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's main market. These Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuant to the
exercise of share options by employees of the Company.

Admission of all the Ordinary Shares is expected to become effective on 9
September 2003.


3 September 2003


For further information, please contact:
Leslie Coventry, IQE plc                                         02920 839400
Chris Meadows, IQE plc                                           02920 839400
Matthew Wood, Evolution Beeson Gregory Ltd                       020 7071 4300



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