First Derivatives plc (the 'Company')
(AIM:FDP.L, IEX:GYQ.I)
Exercise of Options
The Board announces that, following the exercise of options by certain employees, 30,000 ordinary shares in the Company have been issued and allotted.
Accordingly, application has been made for the 30,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and IEX and it is expected that admission will take place on 4 September 2009.
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 13,764,468 ordinary shares.
1 September 2009
Contact:
First Derivatives plc Graham Ferguson |
Tel: +44 (0)28 3025 2242 |
Charles Stanley Securities Nominated Adviser Russell Cook / Carl Holmes |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7149 6000 |
Goodbody Stockbrokers IEX Adviser Diane Hodgson / Linda Hickey |
Tel: +353 1 6670420 |
Stakeholder Communications Carl Whyte Lisa Nugent |
Tel: +44 (0)28 9033 9949 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7903 5148 |