Exercise of Options

RNS Number : 2047X

First Derivatives PLC

06 February 2013

 

First Derivatives plc (the "Company")

(AIM:FDP.L, ESM:FDP:I)

Exercise of Options

The Board announces that, following the exercise of options by certain employees, 117,168 new ordinary shares in the Company have been issued and allotted.

Accordingly, application has been made for the 117,168 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and ESM and it is expected that admission will take place on 11 February 2013.

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 17,484,068 ordinary shares.

06 February 2013

Enquiries:

First Derivatives plc	[phone]
Brian Conlon, Chief Executive	www.firstderivatives.com
Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer
Charles Stanley Securities Nominated Adviser and Broker	[phone]
Russell Cook
Carl Holmes
Goodbody Corporate Finance ESM Adviser and Broker	[phone]
Diane Hodgson
Linda Hickey
Walbrook PR	[phone]
Bob Huxford	[e-mail]
Paul Cornelius	[e-mail]
Stakeholder Communications	[phone]
Jonathan King
John Hart

 

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