Director/PDMR Shareholding

IQE PLC
29 March 2006



                            IQE plc (the 'Company')

                               Director Dealings


The Company received notification on 29 March 2006 from Godfrey Ainsworth,
Non-executive Chairman of the Company, that he today purchased 250,547 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 2,482,888 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.78 per cent.
of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

29 March 2006



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