IQE PLC Iqe Plc: Holding(s) In Company

 
TIDMIQE 
 
 
   01 August 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                                                     X 
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                             X 
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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Other (please specify)(iii) 
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
Name                                             The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
                                                 Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange 
City and country of registered office             Street, 
 (if applicable)                                  Wilmington DE 19801, USA 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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Name 
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City and country of registered office 
 (if applicable) 
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed 
 or reached(vi) :                                27/07/2018 
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):   31/07/2018 
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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                                  0.69%        1.25%                     1.94%     760,800,357 
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Position of previous 
 notification (if 
 applicable)                              0.85%        5.75%                     6.60% 
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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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                                   Direct                Indirect                                                   Indirect 
Class/type of                (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive                Direct                  (Art 10 of Directive 
 shares                         2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)              (Art 9 of Directive               2004/109/EC) 
 ISIN code (if possible)          (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
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GB0009619924                                            5,221,898                                                              0.69% 
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SUBTOTAL 8. A                                5,221,898                                              0.69% 
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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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Securities Lending                          Open                                      9,509,588                                1.25% 
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                                                         SUBTOTAL 8. B 1              9,509,588                                1.25% 
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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                            X 
 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) 
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       Name(xv)                % of voting rights            % of voting rights         Total of both if 
                                if it equals or is            through financial       it equals or is higher 
                            higher than the notifiable        instruments if it        than the notifiable 
                                    threshold                equals or is higher            threshold 
                                                             than the notifiable 
                                                                  threshold 
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The Goldman Sachs 
 Group, Inc. 
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GSAM Holdings LLC 
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Goldman Sachs Asset 
 Management, L.P. 
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The Goldman Sachs 
 Group, Inc. 
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Goldman Sachs & Co. 
 LLC 

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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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Name of the proxy holder                                  N/A 
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The number and % of voting rights held                    N/A 
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The date until which the voting rights                    N/A 
 will be held 
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11. Additional information(xvi) 
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Please note, the total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 
 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. 
 General email contact: 
 mailto:[e-mail] [e-mail] 
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Place of completion  London 
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Date of completion   31/07/2018 
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