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IQE plc: Total Voting Rights and Block Admission
IQE plc has reported that as of December 31, 2025, the company has 978,259,501 ordinary shares with voting rights. The company also provided an update on its block admission for an all-employee share option plan, stating that 1,758,054 ordinary shares were issued under the scheme between July 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025, leaving a balance of 4,773,780 ordinary shares yet to be issued under the scheme. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nIQE plc\n \n \nTotal Voting Rights and Block Admission Return\n \n \nCardiff, UK\n5 January 2026\n \n \n(\"IQE\" or the \"Company\")\n \nTotal Voting Rights\nAs at 31 December 2025, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 978,263,616 ordinary shares of 1 pence each (\"Ordinary Shares\"). The Company holds 4,115 Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number Ordinary Shares with voting rights in the Company is 978,259,501.\n \nShareholders may use this figure (978,259,501) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.\n \nBlock Admission Return\nThe Company hereby provides an update to its block admission filed on 30 June 2025.\n \n\n\n\n\nName of company:\n\n\nIQE plc\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nName of scheme:\n\n\nAll employee share option plan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeriod of return:\n\n\n1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNumber of Ordinary Shares not issued under scheme at the end of the last period:\n\n\n6,531,834\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNumber of Ordinary Shares issued under scheme during period:\n\n\n1,758,054\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNumber of Ordinary Shares cancelled under the scheme during period:\n\n\nNil\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNumber of Ordinary Shares added to the scheme during period:\n\n\nNil\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBalance of Ordinary Shares under scheme not yet issued at end of period:\n \n\n\n4,773,780\n\n\n\n\nNumber and class of Ordinary Shares originally admitted under scheme and the date of admission:\n\n\n1,000,000 Ordinary Shares (4 Dec 2009)\n2,000,000 Ordinary Shares (11 Oct 2010)\n5,000,000 Ordinary Shares (8 Nov 2010)\n8,000,000 Ordinary Shares (5 Apr 2011)\n6,000,000 Ordinary Shares (16 May 2012)\n16,000,000 Ordinary shares (19 Jun 2012)\n8,000,000 Ordinary shares (12 Aug 2014)\n8,000,000 Ordinary shares (3 Dec 2015)\n12,000,000 Ordinary shares (20 April 2017)\n14,000,000 Ordinary shares (12 June 2018)\n12,000,000 Ordinary shares (25 January 2019)\n3,000,000 Ordinary shares (25 January 2020)\n8,000,000 Ordinary shares (4 May 2021)\n16,000,000 Ordinary shares (6 February 2024)\n\n\n\n\n \n ...