IQE PLC Iqe Plc: Holding(s) In Company

 
TIDMIQE 
 
 
   27 July 2018 
 
   IQE plc 
 
   ("IQE" or the "Company") 
 
   Holding(s) in Company 
 
 
 
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
 issuer of existing shares to which voting 
 rights are attached(ii) :                                                                        IQE PLC 
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
 an "X" if appropriate) 
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Non-UK issuer 
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
 with an "X") 
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                X 
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Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
Name                                             T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 
City and country of registered office 
 (if applicable)                                 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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Name                                             T. Rowe Price International Ltd 
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City and country of registered office 
 (if applicable)                                 London, United Kingdom 
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed 
 or reached(vi) :                                                                            24 July 2018 
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                               26 July 2018 
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                                                 % of voting rights 
                           % of voting rights    through financial                      Total number 
                           attached to shares    instruments (total    Total of both     of voting rights 
                             (total of 8. A)     of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)    in % (8.A + 8.B)   of issuer(vii) 
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Resulting situation 
 on the date on 
 which threshold 
 was crossed or 
 reached                                  9.90%               5.40%             15.31%        760,800,357 
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Position of previous 
 notification (if 
 applicable)                             10.80%               4.48%             15.29% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
 threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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                             Number of voting rights(ix)           % of voting rights 
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Class/type of               Direct                Indirect                                                       Indirect 
 shares               (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive                 Direct                    (Art 10 of Directive 
 ISIN code (if           2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)               (Art 9 of Directive                 2004/109/EC) 
 possible)                 (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)               2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
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GB0009619924                                           75,362,422                                                            9.90% 
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SUBTOTAL 8. A                                          75,362,422                                                            9.90% 
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
 (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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                                                                                      Number of voting 
                                                                                    rights that may be 
                                                                            acquired if the instrument 
Type of financial              Expiration               Exercise/                                   is 
 instrument                       date(x)   Conversion Period(xi)                 exercised/converted.          % of voting rights 
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                                               Right of recall on 
Shares on loan                        N/A                  demand                           41,140,581                       5.40% 
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                                                  SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                           41,140,581                       5.40% 
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 
 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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Type of financial   Expiration             Exercise/               Physical or cash  Number of          % of voting rights 
 instrument          date(x)               Conversion              settlement(xii)    voting rights 
                                           Period (xi) 
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                                                                   SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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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 ultimate 
 controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
 rows as necessary)                                                                             X 
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                                                               % of voting rights 
                                                                through financial 
                                     % of voting rights         instruments if it       Total of both if 
                                     if it equals or is        equals or is higher    it equals or is higher 
                                 higher than the notifiable    than the notifiable     than the notifiable 
           Name(xv)                       threshold                 threshold               threshold 
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T. Rowe Price Associates, 
 Inc.                                                  5.16%                  0.72%                    5.88% 
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 T. Rowe Price International 
  Ltd                                                  4.74%                  4.67%                    9.42% 

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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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Name of the proxy holder 
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The number and % of voting rights held 
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The date until which the voting rights 
 will be held 
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11. Additional information(xvi) 
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Place of completion  Baltimore, Maryland, USA 
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Date of completion               26 July 2018 
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