Additional Listing

IQE plc
("IQE" or the "Company")
18 May 2009

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for 1,947,063
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to be
admitted to trading on AIM. The Ordinary Shares are being issued as
part of the all employee stock incentive plan.

Application has been made and admission to trading on AIM of these
Ordinary Shares is expected to occur on 21 May 2009.

Following this issue the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue
will be 435,911,622.


Contacts:
IQE plc ([phone])
Chris Meadows
Phil Rasmussen

Noble & Company Limited (+ 44 20 7763 2200)
John Llewellyn-Lloyd
Sam Reynolds

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