FD Technologies Regulatory News (FDP)

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, 62,000 ordinary shares in the Company have been issued and allotted.

Accordingly, application has been made for the 62,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and ESM and it is expected that admission will take place on 4 January 2011.

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 15,902,453 ordinary shares.

24 December 2010

For further information please contact:

First Derivatives +44 (0)28 3025 2242

Brian Conlon, Managing Director www.firstderivatives.com

Graham Ferguson, Finance Director

Charles Stanley Securities, Nominated Adviser +44 (0)20 7149 6000

Russell Cook

Carl Holmes

Goodbody Stockbrokers, ESM Adviser +353 1 667 0410

Diane Hodgson

Linda Hickey

Finbarr Griffin

Walbrook PR

Bob Huxford +44 (0)20 7933 8783

Helen Westaway

Stakeholder Communications

Carl Whyte +44 (0) 2890 339949

John Hart