Form 8.3 IQE PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

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

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

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

17 Apr 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

23,788

0.00%

16,962,286

1.73%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

16,962,286

1.73%

23,787

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

16,986,074

1.73%

16,986,073

1.73%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,328,086

0.6361 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

663,602

0.5674 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

401,833

0.5525 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

377,400

0.5548 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

294,913

0.5640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

136,986

0.6176 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

90,301

0.5479 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

83,448

0.6867 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

66,206

0.5823 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

58,070

0.5210 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

46,333

0.6989 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,699

0.5910 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,125

0.5653 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,666

0.6190 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,284

0.6391 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,055

0.6913 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,172

0.5291 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,990

0.6850 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,027

0.5474 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

839

0.5670 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

582

0.5736 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

554

0.5750 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

341

0.5630 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,277,381

0.6227 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

716,729

0.5210 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

692,159

0.5878 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

526,588

0.5831 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

442,883

0.6074 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

242,036

0.5966 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

240,676

0.5782 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

196,787

0.6332 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90,446

0.5939 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

71,164

0.5786 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

70,123

0.5600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

56,328

0.5843 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,447

0.5907 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41,207

0.5738 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,955

0.6051 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,504

0.5694 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.6210 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,322

0.6004 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,141

0.5669 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,333

0.6650 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,936

0.6003 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,307

0.5700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,368

0.5060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

986

0.5710 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

986

0.5713 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

682

0.5630 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3

0.5936 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

70,123

0.5600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,141

0.5669 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,307

0.5700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

986

0.5710 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

986

0.5713 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

240,676

0.5782 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71,164

0.5786 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

56,328

0.5843 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

47

0.5849 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

242,036

0.5966 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

413,234

0.6071 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

473,000

0.6078 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,013

0.6100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,602

0.6118 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,447

0.5210 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,172

0.5291 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,027

0.5474 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,819

0.5622 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

839

0.5670 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

582

0.5736 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,160

0.5871 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

83,448

0.6866 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,055

0.6912 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

698,889

0.5210 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4

0.6050 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,022

0.6398 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

20 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213