Holding(s) in Company

IQE PLC
19 April 2007


IQE plc
19 April 2007

                                    IQE plc
                          (''IQE'' or ''the Company'')

                            Notification of Interest


The Company has been notified on 18 April 2007 that Dr Mike Scott had a
notifiable interest of 19,907,970 ordinary 1p shares in IQE, equivalent to 4.62%
of the issued share capital of the Company.

This announcement is in accordance with the Transparency Directive new
disclosure thresholds.


For further information, please contact:

Leslie Coventry, IQE plc        02920 839400




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