Director/PDMR Shareholding

IQE PLC
28 September 2005



                            IQE plc (the 'Company')

                               Director Dealings


The Company has received notification from Godfrey Ainsworth, Non-executive
Chairman of the Company, that on 28 September 2005 he purchased 49,453 ordinary
shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at 9.72p per Ordinary
Share. Following this purchase Dr Ainsworth has a beneficial interest in
1,917,467 Ordinary Shares representing 0.61 per cent. of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.

28 September 2005






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