Director/PDMR Shareholding

IQE PLC
03 October 2007


IQE plc

3 October 2007

                            IQE plc (the 'Company')

                              DIRECTORS' DEALINGS

IQE was notified on 2 October 2007 that the Non-Executive Chairman of the
Company, Dr Godfrey Ainsworth, purchased 260,500 ordinary shares of 1p each in
IQE at a price of 20.29 per share on 2 October 2007. Following this purchase Dr
Ainsworth's total shareholding in the Company is 3,673,231 shares, representing
0.85% of the current issued share capital, being 430,840,211 ordinary shares of
1p each.

Dr Godfrey Ainsworth holds this interest in IQE plc as an equity partner of
Gambit Corporate Finance in respect of 2,391,432 shares and as sole beneficial
owner of the balance of 1,281,799 shares.


Contacts


IQE plc                                           [phone]

Dr Drew Nelson, President & CEO

Chris Meadows, Investor Relations


Noble & Company Limited                           [phone]

John Llewellyn-Lloyd

Graeme Bayley



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