IQE plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding

IQE PLC

29 May 2026

 

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IQE plc

Cardiff, UK

29 May 2026

PDMR Shareholding

IQE plc (AIM: IQE, "IQE", the "Company" and, together with its subsidiary companies, the "Group"), a leading global supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions, announces that Mark Cubitt, Chair and Bami Bastani, Non-Executive Director, participated in the Company's recent fundraising and received ordinary shares in the capital of the Company in the following amounts:

	Number of ordinary shares to be issued	Subscription price paid	Shareholding following issue of new ordinary shares	% shareholding of issued share capital following issue of new ordinary shares
Mark Cubitt (Chair)	1,295,305	£256,470.46	1,295,305	0.10%
Bami Bastani (Non-executive Director)	518,122	£102,588.24	689,122	0.05%

In accordance with the terms of the Existing Loan Notes, on redemption, Mark Cubitt and Bami Bastani were each issued warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares in the capital of the Company as follows. The warrants are exercisable at any time up to and including 13 September 2028, following which they shall lapse.

	Number of warrants issued	Maximum number of ordinary shares on exercise of warrants	% shareholding of issued share capital on exercise in full of warrants
Mark Cubitt (Chair)	1,709,803	1,709,803	0.23%
Bami Bastani (Non-executive Director)	683,921	683,921	0.10%

The FCA notification made in accordance with the requirements of UK MAR is set out at the end of this announcement.

Contacts:

IQE plc

[phone]

Jutta Meier

Mark Cubitt

Amy Barlow

Peel Hunt (Sole Bookrunner, Nomad and Joint Broker)

[phone]

Ben Cryer

Kate Bannatyne

Adam Telling

ECM Syndicate: Sohail Akbar, Nicolas Wilks

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

Andy Rivett-Carnac: [phone]

Chloe Francklin: [phone]

ABOUT IQE

http://iqep.com

IQE is one of the leading global suppliers 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. IQE supplies the global market and is enabling customers to innovate at chip and OEM level. Through 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 quoted on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.	Details of the Person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Mark Cubitt
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	PDMR (Chair)
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IQE plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier	213800Y33WHD3ESJJP16
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company GB0009619924
b)	Nature of the transaction	Participation in subscription for ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	1,295,305 ordinary shares at an issue price of 19.8 pence per share
d)	Aggregated information ·       Aggregated volume ·       Aggregated price
e)	Date of the transaction(s)	28 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Off-market
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Issue of warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company The underlying ordinary shares have an ISIN of GB0009619924
b)	Nature of the transaction	Issue of warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	1,709,803 warrants to subscribe for 1,709,803 ordinary shares at an issue price of 15 pence per share (subject to adjustment in accordance with the conditions)
d)	Aggregated information ·       Aggregated volume ·       Aggregated price
e)	Date of the transaction(s)	28 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Off-market

1.	Details of the Person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Bami Bastani
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	PDMR (Non-executive director)
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IQE plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier	213800Y33WHD3ESJJP16
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company GB0009619924
b)	Nature of the transaction	Participation in subscription for ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	518,122 ordinary shares at an issue price of 19.8 pence per share
d)	Aggregated information ·       Aggregated volume ·       Aggregated price
e)	Date of the transaction(s)	28 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Off-market
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Issue of warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company The underlying ordinary shares have an ISIN of GB0009619924
b)	Nature of the transaction	Issue of warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	683,921 warrants to subscribe for 683,921 ordinary shares at an issue price of 15 pence per share (subject to adjustment in accordance with the conditions)
d)	Aggregated information ·       Aggregated volume ·       Aggregated price
e)	Date of the transaction(s)	28 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Off-market

 

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