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Form 8.3 IQE PLC

By LSE RNS

Date: Friday 13 Mar 2026







RNS Number : 6248W
Barclays PLC
13 March 2026
 





























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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:



12 Mar 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:



 



 



11,937



0.00%



9,923,524



1.01%



(2)



Cash-settled derivatives:



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



9,742,729



1.00%



0



0.00%



(3)



Stock-settled derivatives (including options)



 



 



 



 



 



and agreements to purchase/sell:



 



 



0



0.00%



0



0.00%



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



TOTAL:



 



 



9,754,666



1.00%



9,923,524



1.01%



(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



589,389



0.2341  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



272,605



0.2241  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



183,966



0.2270  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



109,244



0.2294  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



51,473



0.2261  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



36,904



0.2234  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



4,367



0.2420  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



1,083



0.2500  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



1,038



0.2244  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



1,017



0.2465  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



1,006



0.2390  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



680



0.2260  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



503



0.2375  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



503



0.2445  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



468



0.2285  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



216



0.2305  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



216



0.2360  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



216



0.2380  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



216



0.2370  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



171



0.2255  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



149



0.2245  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



138



0.2225  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



121



0.2295  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



95



0.2235  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



94



0.2215  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



93



0.2250  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



44



0.2230  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



28



0.2210  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



14



0.2265  GBP



1p ordinary



Purchase



11



0.2240  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



914,634



0.2324  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



590,063



0.2302  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



278,419



0.2251  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



225,187



0.2283  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



43,683



0.2269  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



36,556



0.2274  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



36,000



0.2228  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



34,039



0.2270  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



18,150



0.2221  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



14,499



0.2230  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



10,437



0.2395  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



9,521



0.2300  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



8,628



0.2222  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



2,337



0.2420  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



1,187



0.2245  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



1,083



0.2500  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



1,017



0.2465  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



1,006



0.2390  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



675



0.2260  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



503



0.2445  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



503



0.2375  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



468



0.2285  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



216



0.2305  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



216



0.2360  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



216



0.2370  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



216



0.2380  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



171



0.2255  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



138



0.2225  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



121



0.2295  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



94



0.2215  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



93



0.2250  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



93



0.2235  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



28



0.2210  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



14



0.2265  GBP



1p ordinary



Sale



11



0.2240  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



97,624



0.2251  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Long



26,300



0.2269  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Long



170,846



0.2270  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Long



225,178



0.2278  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Long



35,000



0.2282  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Long



2



0.2235  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Long



5



0.2257  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Long



51,473



0.2261  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Long



109,244



0.2294  GBP



1p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Long



2,030



0.2420  GBP



1p ordinary



CFD



Increasing Long



170,689



0.2296  GBP



1p ordinary



CFD



Increasing Long



242,412



0.2339  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:



13 Mar 2026



Contact name:



Large Holdings Regulatory Operations



Telephone number:



020 3134 7213



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 






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