Director/PDMR Shareholding

IQE plc

("IQE" or the "Company")


Directors' Dealings

IQE  announces that on 6 April 2010, Dr  Howard Williams, Group Chief Operations
Officer  of IQE, purchased  62,000 ordinary shares in  the Company at an average
price  of 16.5 pence per  share. Following this  transaction, Dr Williams' total
beneficial  interest  in  the  Company  is  77,000 ordinary  shares representing
0.017% of the issued share capital of the Company, being 444,044,832.



Contacts:



IQE plc ([phone])
Chris Meadows

Execution Noble & Company Limited (+ 44 20 7456 9191)

John Llewellyn-Lloyd
Sam Reynolds



[HUG#1400894]