IQE plc

Cardiff, UK

10 June 2026

Director Notification and AGM Update

IQE plc (AIM: IQE), the leading global supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions, announces that it has received notification from Victoria Hull, Independent Non-Executive Director, that she does not intend to stand for re-election at the Company's upcoming Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), to be held on 30 June 2026, and accordingly will stand down as a director at the conclusion of the AGM.

Accordingly, the resolution relating to Victoria Hull's re-election, as set out in the Notice of AGM, will be withdrawn and will not be put to shareholders at the AGM.

Victoria Hull has been an Independent Non-Executive Director with the Company for nearly 5 years and currently serves as Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit & Risk and Nominations Committees. The Board will undertake a review of committee memberships and her replacement as Chair of the Remuneration Committee in due course.

The Board would like to thank Victoria for her service and wishes her well in her future endeavours as an Independent Non-Executive Director with several other FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies.

Contacts:

IQE plc

+44 (0) 29 2083 9400

Jutta Meier

Mark Cubitt

Amy Barlow

Peel Hunt (Nomad and Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Ben Cryer

Kate Bannatyne

Adam Telling

Deutsche Numis (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7260 1000

Hugo Rubinstein

Iqra Amin

Headland Consultancy (Financial PR)
+ 44 (0) 20 38054822

Andy Rivett-Carnac: +44 (0) 7968 997 365

Chloe Francklin: +44 (0)78 3497 4624

ABOUT IQE

http://iqep.com

IQE is the leading global supplier of advanced compound semiconductor wafers and materials solutions that enable a diverse range of applications across:

·    Smart Connected Devices

·    Communications Infrastructure

·    Automotive and Industrial

·    Aerospace and Security

As a scaled global epitaxy wafer manufacturer, IQE is uniquely positioned in this market which has high barriers to entry. IQE supplies the global market and is enabling customers to innovate at chip and OEM level. By leveraging the Group's intellectual property portfolio including know-how and patents, it produces epitaxy wafers of superior quality, yield and unit economics.

IQE is headquartered in Cardiff UK, with employees across manufacturing locations in the UK, US and Taiwan, and is listed on the AIM Stock Exchange in London.