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Director dealings: IQE CEO raises stake

(Sharecast News) - IQE revealed on Friday that chief executive Americo Lemos had acquired 1.36m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed compound semiconductor wafer products supplier. Lemos, who joined IQE in January 2022, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 17.15p each, for a total value of £234,442.55.

Following the transaction, Lemos has a beneficial interest in 9.83m ordinary IQE shares, representing approximately 1.02% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1615 GMT, IQE shares were down 1.11% at 17.84p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Allergy Therapeutics (AGY) Director name: Shen ,Zheqing Amount purchased: 247,935,056 @ 1.00p Value: �2,479,350.50

Iqe (IQE) Director name: Lemos,Americo Amount purchased: 1,367,012 @ 17.15p Value: �234,442.55

Octopus Aim Vct 2 (OSEC) Director name: Richard Mullins,Keith Amount purchased: 108,366 @ 49.60p Value: �53,749.54

Asia Dragon Trust (DGN) Director name: Dobbs,Matthew Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 334.00p Value: �50,100.00

Afentra (AET) Director name: Wilson,Gavin Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 29.99p Value: �44,985.00

Iwg (IWG) Director name: Pauly,Francois Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 139.60p Value: �34,900.00

Arix Bioscience (ARIX) Director name: Smith,Andrew Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 113.00p Value: �28,250.00

Octopus Aim Vct (OOA) Director name: Boteler,Andrew Norman Amount purchased: 16,068 @ 66.90p Value: �10,749.49

Octopus Aim Vct (OOA) Director name: Ransome,Neal Amount purchased: 16,068 @ 66.90p Value: �10,749.49

Norman Broadbent (NBB) Director name: Kempster,Jon Amount purchased: 163,070 @ 6.13p Value: �9,988.04

Cornerstone Fs (CSFS) Director name: Hickman,James Amount purchased: 74,649 @ 13.38p Value: �9,988.04

Silver Bullet Data Services Group (SBDS) Director name: Sharrocks,Nigel Amount purchased: 9,223 @ 80.00p Value: �7,378.40

Silver Bullet Data Services Group (SBDS) Director name: Clarke,Stephen Amount purchased: 9,222 @ 80.00p Value: �7,377.60

Big Technologies (BIG) Director name: Morris,Daren John Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 177.00p Value: �5,310.00

Investment Company (INV) Director name: Perrin,Martin Henry Withers Amount purchased: 1,609 @ 287.00p Value: �4,617.83

Rentokil Initial (RTO) Director name: Mistry,Sarosh Amount purchased: 1,000 @ $5.43 Value: $4,476.79

Staffline Group (STAF) Director name: Spain,Thomas Amount purchased: 15,825 @ 27.05p Value: �4,280.66

Rentokil Initial (RTO) Director name: Mistry,Sarosh Amount purchased: 850 @ $5.43 Value: $3,805.96

Big Technologies (BIG) Director name: Morris,Daren John Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 178.00p Value: �3,560.00

Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) Director name: Patel,Neeta Amount purchased: 184 @ 268.38p Value: �493.82

(ITH) Director name: Myerson,Gilad Amount purchased: 96 @ 157.18p Value: �150.89

(ITH) Director name: Bruce,Alan Alexander Amount purchased: 96 @ 157.18p Value: �150.89

(ITH) Director name: Lewis,Iain Clifford Scobbie Amount purchased: 95 @ 157.18p Value: �149.32

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Smith & Nephew (SN.) Director name: Nath,Deepak Amount sold: 1,771 @ 987.80p Value: �17,493.94

Smith & Nephew (SN.) Director name: Nath,Deepak Amount sold: 1,225 @ 987.80p Value: �12,100.55

Staffline Group (STAF) Director name: Spain,Thomas Amount sold: 15,825 @ 27.05p Value: �4,280.66

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