Issue of Equity from exercise of share options

RNS Number : 1390F

First Derivatives PLC

17 February 2015

 

17 February 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 58,617 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 23 February 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 22,702,201 ordinary shares.

Enquiries:

First Derivatives plc	[phone]
Brian Conlon, Chief Executive Officer	www.firstderivatives.com
Graham Ferguson, Finance Director
Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations
Charles Stanley Securities	[phone]
(Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Russell Cook
Carl Holmes
Goodbody	[phone]
(ESM Adviser & Broker)
Linda Hickey
Finbarr Griffin
Walbrook PR Paul Cornelius Sam Allen Nick Rome	[phone] [e-mail]

 

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