First Derivatives PLC Issue of Equity from exercise of Share Options (7539Q)

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RNS Number : 7539Q

First Derivatives PLC

01 December 2016

1 December 2016

First Derivatives plc

("FD" or the "Company")

Issue of Equity from exercise of Share Options

FD (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I) announces the issue and allotment of 79,483 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 7th December 2016. 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 24,781,711 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 
  Carlton Nelson 
  Sebastian Lawrence                   [phone] 
 
 
  Goodbody 
  (ESM Adviser and Broker) 
  Linda Hickey 
  Finbarr Griffin                      [phone] 
 
 
 

For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com

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