Appointment of Joint Broker
16 January 2008

The Directors of IQE plc (the "Company" or "IQE") are pleased to announce with immediate effect the appointment of Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited as joint broker to the Company alongside Noble & Company Limited, who remain as nominated adviser (NOMAD) and joint brokers.

Dr Drew Nelson, President and Chief Executive of IQE, commented:

"We are delighted to appoint Panmure Gordon as joint broker. We look forward to benefiting from the experience and expertise in the UK and US institutional markets of Panmure Gordon and their US business ThinkPanmure, and to increased exposure for IQE on both sides of the Atlantic."

 

Contacts:
 

IQE plc (+44 29 2083 9400)
Drew Nelson
Phil Rasmussen
 

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (+44 20 7459 3600)
Aubrey Powell
Andrew Collins

College Hill (+44 20 7457 2020)
Adrian Duffield / Ben Way

Noble & Company Limited (+ 44 20 7763 2200)
John Llewellyn-Lloyd / Sam Reynolds
 

About IQE plc

IQE is the leading global supplier of advanced semiconductor wafers with products that cover a diverse range of applications, supported by an innovative outsourced foundry services portfolio that allows the Group to provide a 'one stop shop' for the wafer needs of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers.

IQE uses advanced crystal growth technology (epitaxy) to manufacture and supply bespoke semiconductor wafers ('epi-wafers') to the major chip manufacturing companies, who then use these wafers to make the chips which form the key components of virtually all high technology systems. IQE is unique in being able to supply wafers using all of the leading crystal growth technology platforms.

IQE's products are found in many leading-edge consumer, communication, computing and industrial applications, including a complete range of wafer products for the wireless industry, such as mobile handsets and wireless infrastructure, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, base stations, GPS, and satellite communications; optical communications, optical storage (CD, DVD), laser optical mouse, laser printers & photocopiers, thermal imagers, leading-edge medical products, barcode, high efficiency LEDs and a variety of advanced silicon based systems.

The manufacturers of these chips are increasingly seeking to outsource wafer production to specialist foundries such as IQE in order to reduce overall wafer costs and accelerate time to market.

IQE also provides bespoke R&D services to deliver customized materials for specific applications and offers specialist technical staff to manufacture to specification either at its own facilities or on the customer's own sites. The Group is also able to leverage its global purchasing volumes to reduce the cost of raw materials. In this way IQE's outsourced services, provide compelling benefits in terms of flexibility and predictability of cost, thereby significantly reducing operating risk.

IQE operates six manufacturing facilities located in Cardiff (two) and Milton Keynes in the UK; in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Somerset, New Jersey in the USA; and Singapore. The Group also has 11 sales offices located in major economic centers worldwide.