First Derivatives PLC Issue of Equity from exercise of Share Options (4397S)

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RNS Number : 4397S

First Derivatives PLC

07 July 2015

7(th) July 2015

First Derivatives plc

("First Derivatives" or the "Company")

Issue of Equity from exercise of Share Options

First Derivatives (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services to the capital markets industry, announces the issue and allotment of 78,532 new ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of share options by certain employees.

Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and ESM and it is expected that admission will take place on 13th July 2015. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Company. Following this allotment, the total issued share capital of the Company will increase to 23,322,683 ordinary shares.

For further information please contact:

 
 
       First Derivatives plc                     [phone] 
       Brian Conlon, Chief Executive             www.firstderivatives.com 
       Officer 
       Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial 
       Officer 
       Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor 
       Relations 
 
 
       Investec Bank plc 
       (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 
       Dominic Emery 
       Sebastian Lawrence                        [phone] 
 
 
       Goodbody (ESM Adviser and 
       Broker) 
       Linda Hickey 
       Finbarr Griffin                           [phone] 
 
 
       Walbrook PR 
       Paul Cornelius 
       Nick Rome 
       Helen Cresswell 
       Sam Allen                                 [phone] 
 

For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com

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