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FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | IQE PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 1,296,527 | 0.13% | 9,075,582 | 0.93% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 8,976,184 | 0.92% | 1,312,920 | 0.13% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 10,272,711 | 1.05% | 10,388,502 | 1.06% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,184,835 | 0.2350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 527,006 | 0.2324 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 210,625 | 0.2370 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 200,490 | 0.2272 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 184,182 | 0.2401 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 141,937 | 0.2241 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 132,279 | 0.2221 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 78,016 | 0.2316 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 70,891 | 0.2240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 70,294 | 0.2373 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 43,226 | 0.2368 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 41,674 | 0.2362 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 36,172 | 0.2452 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 30,000 | 0.2315 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,184 | 0.2369 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,120 | 0.2366 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 20,000 | 0.2275 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,286 | 0.2372 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 17,526 | 0.2367 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 14,476 | 0.2500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,391 | 0.2365 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,000 | 0.2397 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,865 | 0.2215 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,995 | 0.2415 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,029 | 0.2435 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,383 | 0.2507 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,813 | 0.2432 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 676 | 0.2235 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,007,278 | 0.2334 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 500,000 | 0.2363 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 263,003 | 0.2302 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 177,726 | 0.2346 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 171,361 | 0.2260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 159,269 | 0.2355 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 71,900 | 0.2322 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 62,301 | 0.2323 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 55,520 | 0.2350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 32,269 | 0.2200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 20,000 | 0.2275 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 16,279 | 0.2370 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,476 | 0.2500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 11,500 | 0.2375 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,000 | 0.2397 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,383 | 0.2507 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,813 | 0.2432 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,500 | 0.2349 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,277 | 0.2249 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,478 | 0.2215 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,603 | 0.2244 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 674 | 0.2264 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 71,900 | 0.2322 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,500 | 0.2349 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 60,643 | 0.2350 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 57,240 | 0.2255 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,640 | 0.2305 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 78,016 | 0.2316 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 438,609 | 0.2333 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,007,278 | 0.2334 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 16,394 | 0.2350 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 192,997 | 0.2332 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 839,490 | 0.2350 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 184,182 | 0.2401 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 24 Mar 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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