Form 8 (DD) - IQE plc

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Richard Griffiths disclosed interests in IQE Plc relevant securities. As of October 6, 2025, Griffiths holds 63,173,492 ordinary GBP shares, representing 6.47% of the company. Additionally, Griffiths has cash-settled derivatives for 42,943,720 shares, equating to 4.40%. The total interest amounts to 106,117,212 shares, representing 10.87%. Griffiths closed a long position on cash-settled derivatives relating to 923,638 ordinary shares at a price of 7.22 pence per unit. There are no indemnity or option arrangements, or agreements relating to options or derivatives.

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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

KEY INFORMATION

		(a) Full name of discloser:	Richard Griffiths
		(c) Name of offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeree	IQE Plc
		(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	6 October 2025
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Class of relevant security:			Ordinary GBP
Interests			Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:		63,173,492	6.47%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:		42,943,720	4.40%

Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

	(a) Full name of discloser:	Richard Griffiths
	(c) Name of offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeree	IQE Plc
	(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	6 October 2025
TOTAL:	106,117,212	10.87%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

N/A

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security					Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security				Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
Ordinary				CFD	Close long position	923,638	7.22 pence
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security				Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security					Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

OTHER INFORMATION
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

None

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	No
Date of disclosure:	7 October 2025

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