15 November 2017
IQE plc
('IQE' or the 'Company')
Holding(s) in Company
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |1a. Identity of the issuer or the| | |underlying issuer of existing | IQE PLC| |shares to which voting rights are| | |attached(ii): | | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an 'X'| |if appropriate) | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |Non-UK issuer | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with | |an 'X') | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |Other (please specify)(iii): | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |Name |T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered |Baltimore, Maryland, USA | |office (if applicable) | | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |Name |T. Rowe Price International Ltd | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered |London, United Kingdom | |office (if applicable) | | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |5. Date on which the threshold | 10 November 2017| |was crossed or reached(vi): | | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified | 14 November 2017| |(DD/MM/YYYY): | | +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | +------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------+----------------+ | | % of voting | % of voting | | | | | rights | rights through | Total of |Total number of | | | attached to | financial | both in % |voting rights of| | |shares (total| instruments |(8.A + 8.B)|issuer(vii) | | | of 8. A) |(total of 8.B 1 | | | | | | + 8.B 2) | | | +------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------+----------------+ |Resulting | | | | | |situation on the | | | | | |date on which | 10.75%| 0.49%| 11.25%| 686,814,813| |threshold was | | | | | |crossed or reached| | | | | +------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------+----------------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous | | | | | |notification (if | 9.97%| 0.00%| 9.97%| | | | | | | | |applicable) | | | | | +------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------+----------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the | |threshold was crossed or reached(viii) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | +--------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------+ |Class/type of |Number of voting rights(ix) |% of voting rights | |shares +---------------+ +-----------------+--------------+ | | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |ISIN code (if | | | | | |possible) | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of | | | Directive | Directive | Directive | Directive | | | 2004/109/EC) |2004/109/EC) | 2004/109/EC) |2004/109/EC) | | | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ |GB0009619924 | | 73,876,055| | 10.75%| +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. A | 73,876,055| 10.75%| +--------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive | |2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | +--------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------+ | | | |Number of voting rights| | |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |that may be acquired if|% of voting | |financial |date(x) |Conversion |the instrument is |rights | |instrument | |Period(xi) | | | | | | |exercised/converted. | | +--------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------+ | | |Right of | | | |Shares on loan|N/A |recall on | 3,430,679| 0.49%| | | |demand | | | +--------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. B| 3,430,679| 0.49%| |1 | | | +-------------+-----------------------+--------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. | |13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ |Type of | |Exercise/ |Physical or cash|Number | | |financial |Expiration |Conversion | |of |% of voting | |instrument |date(x) |Period (xi) |settlement(xii) |voting |rights | | | | | |rights | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | | | +----------------+-------+--------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification | |obligation (please mark the | | | |applicable box with an 'X') | +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ |Person subject to the notification obligation is not | | |controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not| | |control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or | | |indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer(xiii) | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ |Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the | | |voting rights and/or the | | |financial instruments are effectively held starting with the | X | |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv | | |)(please add additional rows as necessary) | | +--------------------+-----------------+------------------+---+----------------+ | | % of voting |% of voting rights| | | | rights if it |through financial |Total of both if it | | | equals or is |instruments if it |equals or is higher | | Name(xv) | higher than the | equals or is |than the notifiable | | | notifiable | higher than the | threshold | | | threshold | notifiable | | | | | threshold | | +--------------------+-----------------+------------------+--------------------+ |T. Rowe Price | | | | |Associates, Inc. | | | | +--------------------+-----------------+------------------+--------------------+ | T. Rowe Price | 8.81%| 0.49%| 9.31%| |International Ltd | | | | +--------------------+-----------------+------------------+--------------------+ | | | | | +--------------------+-----------------+------------------+--------------------+ | | | | | +--------------------+-----------------+------------------+--------------------+ | | | | | +--------------------+-----------------+------------------+--------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |Name of the proxy holder | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |The number and % of voting rights held| | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |The date until which the voting rights| | |will be held | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |11. Additional information(xvi) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------+--------------------------+ | Place of completion | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | Date of completion | 14 November 2017 | +---------------------+--------------------------+
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