Holding(s) in Company

IQE plc
("IQE" or the "Company")



Notification of Interest




26 February 2009



The Company was informed on 25 February 2009 that following an
acquisition of shares on 23 February 2009, AXA S.A. had increased
their indirect interest over ordinary 1 pence shares in IQE to
43,550,000, being 10.04% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The total  number  of  the  Company's ordinary  shares  in  issue  is
433,556,931.



Contacts:

IQE plc ([phone])
Chris Meadows
Phil Rasmussen

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

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