FD Technologies Regulatory News (FDP)

10 Mar 2006 14:49

First Derivatives PLC10 March 2006 First Derivatives plc Exercise of options and Directors' dealing Employees of the Company have exercised options to subscribe for 125,733ordinary shares in the Company. Application has been made for the 125,733 ordinary shares, to be admitted totrading on AIM. Dealings in these shares are expected to commence on Thursday 16March 2006. Application has also been made for a further 497,458 ordinary shares to beadmitted to trading on AIM. These shares have been issued previously as aresult of the exercise of options by employees but, due to an administrativeerror, no application for these shares to be admitted to AIM was made at thetime. Dealings in these shares are expected to commence on Thursday 16 March2006 The above shares have all been issued and allotted and will rank pari passu inall respects with the existing shares in issue. The issued share capital of theCompany is currently 12,714,858 ordinary shares. Dated: 10 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange