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First Derivatives plc

("First Derivatives" or the "Company")

Director's Shareholding

First Derivatives (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: GYQ.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services to the capital markets industry, has been notified that Mr Seamus Keating, Non-Executive Director, has today bought 8,643 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 575 pence per share.

Following this transaction Mr Keating retains a holding of 8,643 First Derivatives ordinary shares representing approximately 0.05 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

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About First Derivatives

First Derivatives is a global provider of software and consulting services to the financial services industry. With over 15 years experience working with leading financial institutions, it continues to deliver technologically advanced products and services that anticipate and respond to the evolving needs of global capital markets.

First Derivatives currently employs over 710 people worldwide and counts many of the world's top investment banks, brokers and hedge funds as its customers. It has operations in London, New York, Stockholm, Shanghai, Singapore, Toronto, Sydney, Dublin, Newry and Hong Kong.

For further information please visit www.firstderivatives.com.