IQE plc : Holding(s) in Company

11 December 2014

IQE plc                                         

("IQE" or the "Company")

Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii			IQE Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii		Richard Griffiths and controlled undertakings
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Richard Griffiths
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v		9 December 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		10 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 1p GB0009619924

30,136,646

30,136,646

33,334,284

33,334,284

5.05%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

33,334,284

5.05%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Blake Holdings Limited   33,334,284 Total  33,334,284   The above undertakings are all controlled by Richard Griffiths

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	James Sutcliffe
15. Contact telephone number:	01534 719761

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Source: IQE plc via Globenewswire

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