IQE plc
Cardiff, UK
5 August 2026
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the Person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA") |
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Name |
Mr Bami Bastani |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position / status |
PDMR (Non-executive Director) |
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Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
IQE plc
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Legal Entity Identifier |
213800Y33WHD3ESJJP16
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company
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Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary shares
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
500,000 Ordinary Shares at £0.4583 |
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Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated price |
N/A - single transaction |
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Date of the transaction(s) |
4 August 2026
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Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM
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Contacts:
IQE plc
+44 (0) 29 2083 9400
Jutta Meier
Mark Cubitt
Amy Barlow
Peel Hunt (Nomad and Joint Broker)
+44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Ben Cryer
Kate Bannatyne
Adam Telling
Deutsche Numis (Joint Broker)
+44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Hugo Rubinstein
Iqra Amin
Headland Consultancy (Financial PR)
+ 44 (0) 20 38054822
Andy Rivett-Carnac: +44 (0) 7968 997 365
Chloe Francklin: +44 (0)78 3497 4624
ABOUT IQE
IQE is the leading global supplier 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 in this market which has high barriers to entry. IQE supplies the global market and is enabling customers to innovate at chip and OEM level. By leveraging 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 listed on the AIM Stock Exchange in London.