Additional Listing

IQE PLC
23 May 2006


                            IQE plc ('the Company')

                                Additional Listing


Application has today been made to the London Stock Exchange for 263,836
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to
trading on AIM. These Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuant to the exercise
of share options by former employees under the IQE Employee Share Option Scheme.


Admission of these Ordinary Shares is expected to become effective on 26 May
2006.


23 May 2006

For further information, please contact:

Leslie Coventry, IQE plc                                        02920 839400






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