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:

13 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:

13,286

0.00%

10,228,788

1.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

10,228,788

1.04%

13,285

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,242,074

1.05%

10,242,073

1.05%

(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

3,749,390

0.4863 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,513,876

0.4948 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,052,354

0.4896 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

836,270

0.4959 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

533,466

0.4936 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

523,975

0.4905 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

337,569

0.4783 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

314,631

0.4909 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

244,683

0.4986 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

235,445

0.4822 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

170,378

0.5212 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

165,169

0.4946 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

151,633

0.4576 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

146,136

0.4861 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

106,348

0.4703 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

101,200

0.4929 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

0.4642 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

0.4912 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

98,820

0.4851 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73,232

0.4784 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,453

0.5115 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

0.4885 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,073

0.5066 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,662

0.4971 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,554

0.4842 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,700

0.4883 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,660

0.5126 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,630

0.4953 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,628

0.5067 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,759

0.5009 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,628

0.4677 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,990

0.4605 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,215

0.4685 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,233

0.4700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,978

0.4688 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,802

0.5080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,164

0.5005 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,055

0.4995 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,882

0.4288 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,921

0.4920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,020

0.4965 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

650

0.4990 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

403

0.5130 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

52

0.4950 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22

0.4869 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

0.3885 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

0.4925 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

0.5345 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

0.4955 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,614,317

0.4937 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,109,867

0.4910 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,361,714

0.5168 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,175,755

0.4899 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,076,447

0.4806 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

990,729

0.4272 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

623,788

0.4828 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

419,686

0.5192 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

288,480

0.4963 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

242,041

0.4976 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

205,581

0.4969 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

151,903

0.4092 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

133,002

0.4693 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100,760

0.4961 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

64,171

0.4936 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

40,179

0.4946 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,979

0.4912 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,000

0.5300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,100

0.5113 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,628

0.4677 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,215

0.4685 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,359

0.5017 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,900

0.4772 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,356

0.4714 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,581

0.4933 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,164

0.5005 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,899

0.4914 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,020

0.4965 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

0.5090 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,921

0.4988 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,004

0.4958 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

0.4925 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

0.4955 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

5,777

0.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

933,423

0.4226 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

344,320

0.4798 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

232,546

0.4910 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

288,480

0.4963 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

205,581

0.4969 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

242,041

0.4976 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,872

0.5008 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,434

0.5149 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

419,686

0.5192 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14

0.4397 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37

0.4518 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,878

0.4720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,554

0.4842 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23

0.4873 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

127,802

0.4910 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100,000

0.4912 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

517,022

0.4936 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56

0.4948 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,566

0.5019 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

170,378

0.5212 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.5345 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:

14 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213