First Derivatives PLC Director's Shareholding (0908Q)

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RNS Number : 0908Q

First Derivatives PLC

12 June 2015

12 June 2015

First Derivatives plc

("FD" or the "Company")

Director's Shareholding

FD (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services, announces that Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer, has today sold 40,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 1,500p per share. Following the transaction, Mr. Ferguson now has an interest in 172,647 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.74% of the Company's issued share capital.

The Company has also been informed that on 11 June 2014 David Anderson, Non Executive Director, and his wife each sold 2,500 Ordinary Shares at a price of 1,455p per share. Following the transaction, Mr. Anderson now has an interest in 125,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.54% of the Company's issued share capital.

For further information please contact:

 
First Derivatives plc                       [phone] 
 Brian Conlon, Chief Executive Officer       www.firstderivatives.com 
 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] 
 

About FD

FD is a global technology provider with nearly 20 years of experience of working with some of the world's largest finance, technology and energy institutions. It holds a 65% stake in Palo Alto-based Kx Systems, developer of the world-leading database technology, kdb+. It employs over 1,200 people worldwide and has operations in London, New York, Stockholm, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney, Toronto, Philadelphia, Dublin, Belfast and its headquarters in Newry.

For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com

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