Director/PDMR Shareholding

IQE PLC
05 June 2006


                            IQE plc (the 'Company')


                               Director Dealings



The Company received notification on 1 June 2006 from Dr Godfrey Ainsworth,
Non-executive Chairman of the Company, that on that day he purchased 200,000
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at an average
price of 14.58p per Ordinary Share. Following this purchase Dr Ainsworth has a
beneficial interest in 2,808,265 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.84
per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.



5 June 2006







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