Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 7957Z

First Derivatives PLC

25 May 2021

 

25 May 2021

First Derivatives plc

("FD" or the "Company")

Issue of Equity

FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) announces that on 25 May 2021 the Company allotted 65,250 new ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of share options by certain employees.

In addition, the Company allotted 8,912 new Ordinary Shares to certain Non-Executive Directors in line with the terms of their service contracts.

Non-Executive Chairman Donna Troy has been allotted 2,336 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Virginia Gambale has been allotted 1,752 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Keith MacDonald has been allotted 1,752 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Ayman Sayed has been allotted 1,166 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Thomas Seifert has been allotted 1,104 Ordinary Shares, and Non-Executive Director Steve Fisher has been allotted 802 Ordinary Shares each calculated using a share price of 2,855p in accordance with the terms of their engagement.

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and Euronext Growth and it is expected that admission will take place on 1 June 2021. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Company. Following these allotments, the total issued share capital of the Company will increase to 27,791,486 ordinary shares.

Enquiries

For further information please contact:

First Derivatives plc Seamus Keating, Chief Executive Officer Ryan Preston, Chief Financial Officer Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations	[phone] www.firstderivatives.com
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Andrew Pinder Carlton Nelson Sebastian Lawrence	[phone]
Goodbody (Euronext Growth Adviser and Broker) David Kearney Don Harrington Finbarr Griffin	[phone]

About FD

FD is a group of data-driven businesses that unlock the value of insight, hindsight and foresight to drive organisations forward. The Group comprises KX, the leading technology for real-time continuous intelligence; First Derivative, a provider of technology-led services in capital markets; and MRP,   the only enterprise-class, predictive Accounts Based Marketing solution. FD operates from 15 offices across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, and employs more than 2,500 people worldwide.

For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com and www.kx.com

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Donna Troy
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Positio n / status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	First Derivatives plc
b)	LEI	213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of £0.005  ISIN: GB0031477770
b)	Nature of the transaction	Remuneration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2,855p 2,336
d)	Aggregated information  -  Aggregated volume  - Price	N/a - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	25 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Virginia Gambale
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Positio n / status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	First Derivatives plc
b)	LEI	213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of £0.005  ISIN: GB0031477770
b)	Nature of the transaction	Remuneration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2,855p 1,752
d)	Aggregated information  -  Aggregated volume  - Price	N/a - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	25 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Keith MacDonald
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Positio n / status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	First Derivatives plc
b)	LEI	213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of £0.005  ISIN: GB0031477770
b)	Nature of the transaction	Remuneration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2,855p 1,752
d)	Aggregated information  -  Aggregated volume  - Price	N/a - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	25 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Ayman Sayed
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Positio n / status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	First Derivatives plc
b)	LEI	213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of £0.005  ISIN: GB0031477770
b)	Nature of the transaction	Remuneration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2,855p 1,166
d)	Aggregated information  -  Aggregated volume  - Price	N/a - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	25 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Thomas Seifert
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Positio n / status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	First Derivatives plc
b)	LEI	213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of £0.005  ISIN: GB0031477770
b)	Nature of the transaction	Remuneration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2,855p 1,104
d)	Aggregated information  -  Aggregated volume  - Price	N/a - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	25 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Steve Fisher
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Positio n / status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	First Derivatives plc
b)	LEI	213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of £0.005  ISIN: GB0031477770
b)	Nature of the transaction	Remuneration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2,855p 802
d)	Aggregated information  -  Aggregated volume  - Price	N/a - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	25 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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