Holding(s) in Company

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

Notification of Interest

5 June 2009

The Company was informed on 3 June 2009 that following a disposal of
shares on 3 June 2009, Aviva plc had decreased their interest over
ordinary 1 pence shares in IQE from 27,860,421 shares to 21,610,488
shares which represents 4.96% of the issued share capital of the
Company.

The total number of the Company's ordinary shares in issue is
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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